Tenedos, didrachm (CN type 13099)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-493 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdidrachm in silver struck at Tenedos in Troas dated ca. 500-493 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13099. Obverse: Janiform head (bearded male head left, female head right). Reverse: Bearded male head wearing Corinthian helmet, left, within square border of dots; all within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- didrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.94 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tenedos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Attic
Design
- Obverse type
- Janiform head (bearded male head left, female head right).
- Reverse type
- Bearded male head wearing Corinthian helmet, left, within square border of dots; all within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΤΕΝΕ
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13099
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13099
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
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 92, nr. 8, pl. XVII, pic. 4
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution