Samothrake, didrachm (CN type 19480)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 168-150 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracedidrachm in silver struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 168-150 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19480. Obverse: Head of Athena, left, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, wearing a polos, holding patera in outstretched right hand and pelleted sceptre in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- didrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 23.2–23.6 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.34 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- reduced Attic
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, left, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Cybele enthroned left, wearing a polos, holding patera in outstretched right hand and pelleted sceptre in left arm.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΑΜΟ ΜΗΤΡΩΝΑ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19480
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19480
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 bibliographynr. 992
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 73, nr. 315
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 215, nr. 1
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution