Ilion, semis (CN type 18610)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
117–192 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troassemis in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas dated 117–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18610. Obverse: She-wolf standing left, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus. Reverse: Hector advancing left, holding spear and shield.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- semis
- Recorded diameter
- 19.8–22 mm (from 12 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.13 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ilion
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- She-wolf standing left, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
- Reverse type
- Hector advancing left, holding spear and shield.
- Obverse legend
- ΙΛΙ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΚΤΩΡ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18610
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18610
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. 62, nr. T212, pl. 9, pic. T212
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 485, nr. 37
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 24-26
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution