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Uncertain mint, Kotys II. (Kotys III.), bronze coin — Eagle standing left on thunderbolt (CN type 12919)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 185/3–165/48 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze under Kotys II. (Kotys III.), dated c. 185/3–165/48 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12919 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: ruler).

Obverse: Diademed head of Kotys II, right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt. Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ // ΚΟΤΥΟΣ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 1.58 g (mean of 10 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 11–15 mm (from 9 recorded specimens). Recorded findspots: Jambol Region. Published references cited by the corpus: Jurukova, Coins of the ancient Thracians [engl.] Transl. from the Bulgarian Yordanka Youroukova, 1976, nr. 148; Stancomb, The William Stancomb collection of coins of the Black Sea region, 2000, nr. 299.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
2

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
11–15 mm (from 9 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.58 g (mean of 10 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Authority type
Ruler
Issuing authority
Kotys II. (Kotys III.)

Design

Obverse type
Diademed head of Kotys II, right.
Reverse type
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt.
Reverse legend
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ // ΚΟΤΥΟΣ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic 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.
Recorded findspots
Jambol Region
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12919
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12919

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 148
  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 299

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