Tomis, Charaspes, bronze (CN type 12905)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 180-150 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Charaspes dated ca. 180-150 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12905. Obverse: Heads of the Dioscuri one nexto to the other, right, wearing caps surmounted by wreaths. Reverse: Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings closed.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21–25 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.71 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- Ruler
- Issuing authority
- Charaspes
Design
- Obverse type
- Heads of the Dioscuri one nexto to the other, right, wearing caps surmounted by wreaths.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings closed.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΧΑΡΑΣΠΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12905
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12905
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. 305
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 350
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 300, nr. 2022
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution