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Assos, coin coin — Griffin lying left (CN type 19517)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 325–250 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin struck at Assos in Troas, dated c. 325–250 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19517 (period: Hellenistic Period).

Obverse: Head of Athena to right with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath. Reverse: Griffin lying left, right forepaw raised. Legend: ΑΣΣΙ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.1 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 21–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Schwabacher, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum: the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Copenhagen 1942, nr. 228, pl. 6, pic. 228.

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Historical context

Assos was an ancient Greek city situated on the Aegean coast along the southern side of the Biga Peninsula, historically known as the Troad. Positioned on the coast of the Adramyttian Gulf, it provided the only good harbour along 80 kilometres of coastline, making the settlement a vital centre for maritime shipping within the region.

Physical characteristics

Recorded diameter
21–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.1 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Assos
Region
Troas

Design

Obverse type
Head of Athena to right with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath.
Reverse type
Griffin lying left, right forepaw raised.
Reverse legend
ΑΣΣΙ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19517
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19517

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