Tenedos, hemidrachm (CN type 13119)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 490-470 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troashemidrachm in silver struck at Tenedos in Troas dated ca. 490-470 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13119. Obverse: Janiform head (bearded male head left, female head right). Reverse: Double axe within square border of dots; all within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13.7–14.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.73 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tenedos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Janiform head (bearded male head left, female head right).
- Reverse type
- Double axe within square border of dots; all within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΤΕ–ΝΕ/ΔΙ–ΟΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13119
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13119
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. 275, nr. 3, pl. 10, pic. 10
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution