Tenedos, didrachm (CN type 13132)
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 13132. Obverse: Janiform head (female head left, bearded male head right). Reverse: Double axe between two columns, within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- didrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 18.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.67 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tenedos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Janiform head (female head left, bearded male head right).
- Reverse type
- Double axe between two columns, within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΤΕ/ΝΕ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13132
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13132
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. 274, nr. 2, pl. 10, pic. 9
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 273, pl. XIV, pic. 273
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution