Samothrake, Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol) (CN type 19396)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 500-475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol) in silver struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 500-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19396. Obverse: Sphinx crouching left, raising right forepaw. Reverse: Incuse square divided into four triangles with uneven surfaces.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol)
Recorded diameter
10–10.7 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.99 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Samothrake
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Euboic /Attic

Design

Obverse type
Sphinx crouching left, raising right forepaw.
Reverse type
Incuse square divided into four triangles with uneven surfaces.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Recorded findspots
Samothrake
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19396
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19396

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