Myrina, bronze (CN type 12890)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 386-276/261 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Myrina in Thrace dated ca. 386-276/261 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12890. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Owl standing facing.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 13–16 mm (from 7 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.51 g (mean of 9 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Myrina
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Owl standing facing.
- Reverse legend
- ΜΥΡΙ
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12890
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12890
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. 342, pl. 34
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 988
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 179, nr. 455
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 68, nr. 299
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 40
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution