Tenedos, Obol (CN type 13169)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 470-450 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasObol in silver struck at Tenedos in Troas dated ca. 470-450 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13169. Obverse: Janiform head (female head left, bearded male head right). Reverse: Double axe within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 7.2–8.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.49 g (mean of 2 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 within incuse square.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13169
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13169
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. 2677, pl. 91, pic. 2677
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution