Pitane, Chalkous (CN type 12775)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 350-200 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaChalkous in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia dated ca. 350-200 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12775. Obverse: Facing head of Ammon. Reverse: Serpent coiling around omphalos.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Chalkous
- Recorded diameter
- 12.3–13.1 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.28 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pitane
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Facing head of Ammon.
- Reverse type
- Serpent coiling around omphalos.
- Reverse legend
- ΠΙΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12775
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12775
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographynr. 537
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution