Tenedos, didrachm (CN type 13131)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 450-425 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdidrachm in silver struck at Tenedos in Troas dated ca. 450-425 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13131. 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
- didrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 18–21 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.45 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 linear square; all within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- Τ–Ε/Ν–Ε
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13131
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13131
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. 1232, pl. XLVII, pic. 1232
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution