Pitane, bronze (CN type 12749)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 133-30 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia dated ca. 133-30 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12749. Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus, right. Reverse: Facing head of Ammon, within ivy wreath.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 15–21 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.26 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pitane
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Zeus, right.
- Reverse type
- Facing head of Ammon, within ivy wreath.
- Reverse legend
- ΠΙΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12749
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12749
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 172, nr. 14
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 538
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution