Samothrake, Obol (CN type 19401)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-450v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceObol in silver struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 500-450v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19401. Obverse: Forepart of a sphinx right, one paw raised. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.49 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of a sphinx right, one paw raised.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Recorded findspots
- Samothrake
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19401
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19401
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. 111, nr. 5
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 72, nr. 307
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution