Mesembria, stater (CN type 1661)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
250-225 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracestater in gold struck at Mesembria in Thrace dated 250-225 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1661. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath and stylis.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded diameter
- 19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.43 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath and stylis.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1661
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1661
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. 114, nr. 2-5
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 973, pl. 4, pic. 973
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution