Mesembria, heavy denomination (bronze) (CN type 1666)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
230-215 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceheavy denomination (bronze) in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace dated 230-215 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1666. Obverse: Head of an amazon, right. Reverse: Athena (Alkis) standing left, holding spear and shield. Variant B.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- heavy denomination (bronze)
- Recorded diameter
- 17–23.5 mm (from 40 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.84 g (mean of 46 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of an amazon, right.
- Reverse type
- Athena (Alkis) standing left, holding spear and shield. Variant B.
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕΤΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Recorded findspots
- Burgas Region
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1666
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1666
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. 212-232, nr. 129-379, pl. 38-48, pic. 129-379
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 145, nr. 1575
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution