Samothrake, bronze (CN type 13101)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 168-80 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 168-80 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13101. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Head of ram, left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 11–12 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.08 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Head of ram, left.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΑΜΟ ΘΕΟΔΩ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13101
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13101
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 75, nr. 324
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1003-1006
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution