Tenedos, hemidrachm (CN type 13123)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
-490-470 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troashemidrachm in silver struck at Tenedos in Troas dated -490-470 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13123. Obverse: Janiform head (bearded male head left, female head right). Reverse: Double axe within linear square; all within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 14 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.89 g (mean of 3 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 linear square; all within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΤΕΝ–ΕΔ/ΙΟ–Ν
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13123
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13123
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 bibliographynr. 506, pl. 11, pic. 506
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution