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Assos, bronze (CN type 12379)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 350-300 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Assos in Troas dated ca. 350-300 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12379. Obverse: Head of Athena left with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath. Reverse: Bull's head facing.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
10–11.2 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.24 g (mean of 10 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Assos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of Athena left with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath.
Reverse type
Bull's head facing.
Reverse legend
ΑΣ-ΣΙ

Identification

Period
Classical/Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12379
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12379

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