Adramyttion, cistophorus (CN type 13026)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 133-67 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiacistophorus in silver struck at Adramyttion in Mysia dated ca. 133-67 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13026. Obverse: Cista mystica from which a serpent emerges to left, the whole surrounded by an ivy wreath. Reverse: Between facing serpents, a stylized bow-case.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- cistophorus
- Recorded diameter
- 28.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.64 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Cista mystica from which a serpent emerges to left, the whole surrounded by an ivy wreath.
- Reverse type
- Between facing serpents, a stylized bow-case.
- Reverse legend
- ΔΙΟ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13026
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13026
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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
Research required
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