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Kebren, Obol — Head of ram (CN type 13023)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 480–450 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Obol in silver struck at Kebren in Troas, dated c. 480–450 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 13023 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Archaic female head, left. Reverse: Head of ram, left, within incuse square. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 0.51 g (from 1 recorded specimen). The corpus assigns the type to the Chian weight standard. Published references cited by the corpus: Mannsperger, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. Deutschland. Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen. 4. Mysien - Ionien. Nr. 2174-3306, München 1989, nr. 2626, pl. 91, pic. 2626.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
1

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Obol
Recorded mean weight
0.51 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kebren
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Chian

Design

Obverse type
Archaic female head, left.
Reverse type
Head of ram, left, within incuse square.

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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13023
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13023

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Recorded
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
Recorded
Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
Research required
Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

Research required

  • Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
  • Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
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