Atarneus, coin coin — Forepart of prancing horse (CN type 12419)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
350–300 BC
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin struck at Atarneus in Mysia, dated 350–300 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12419 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Forepart of prancing horse, right; above, coiling serpent. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.77 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 15.5–15.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Mannsperger, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. Deutschland. Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen. 4. Mysien - Ionien. Nr. 2174-3306, München 1989, nr. 2182, pl. 79.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Recorded diameter
- 15.5–15.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.77 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Atarneus
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, right.
- Reverse type
- Forepart of prancing horse, right; above, coiling serpent.
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12419
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12419
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Research required
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2182, pl. 79
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution