Mesembria, bronze (CN type 12857)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
zweites Viertel 3. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace dated zweites Viertel 3. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12857. Obverse: Bukranium facing. Reverse: Fish to left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.28 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
Design
- Obverse type
- Bukranium facing.
- Reverse type
- Fish to left.
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕΛΣΑ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12857
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12857
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 bibliographynr. 318, pl. 31
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution