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Antandros, bronze coin — Lion head with protruding tongue (CN type 12915)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 375–325 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Antandros in Troas, dated c. 375–325 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12915 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Lion head with protruding tongue, right. Legend: ΑΝΤΑΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 1.61 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 11–11.6 mm (from 4 recorded specimens).

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Historical context

Antandros, also called Antandrus, was an ancient Greek city situated on the north side of the Gulf of Adramyttium within the Troad region of Anatolia. Its broader territory was known as Antandria and included nearby coastal and eastern settlements. Dated to c. 375–325 BC, this bronze coin was struck as a civic issue of the city during the Classical Period.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
11–11.6 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.61 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antandros
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse type
Lion head with protruding tongue, right.
Reverse legend
ΑΝΤΑΝ

Identification

Period
Classical Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks. 3 closely related CN types with the same mint, denomination and design are consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12915
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12915
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Varieties

  • CN type 20365

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΑΝ); dated c. 375–325 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 21492

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΑΝ); dated c. 375–325 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 21493

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΑΝ); dated c. 375–325 BC. Consolidated into this entry

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