Samothrake, stater (CN type 19373)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-478 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracestater in silver struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 500-478 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19373. Obverse: Sphinx crouching left, raising right forepaw. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded diameter
- 21 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.24 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Sphinx crouching left, raising right forepaw.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces.
- Obverse legend
- ΣΑ
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Recorded findspots
- Samothrake
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19373
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19373
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. 110, nr. 1, pl. 11, pic. 1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 271-273, pic. 1,1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 71, nr. 301
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution