Samothrake, bronze (CN type 19465)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 168-80 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 168-80 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19465. Obverse: Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet. Reverse: Turreted Cybele enthroned left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, sceptre in left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 17–19 mm (from 10 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.99 g (mean of 14 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet.
- Reverse type
- Turreted Cybele enthroned left, holding patera in outstretched right hand, sceptre in left.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΑΜΟ ΠΥΘ(Ο)
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19465
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19465
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 74, nr. 321
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 998
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 934
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 343, pl. 34
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution