Assos, bronze (CN type 19540)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
3. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Assos in Troas dated 3. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19540. Obverse: Head of Athena facing three-quarters to right, wearing helmet. Reverse: Griffin standing left, right forepaw raised.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21–22.2 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.2 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Assos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena facing three-quarters to right, wearing helmet.
- Reverse type
- Griffin standing left, right forepaw raised.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΣΣΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19540
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19540
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. 38, nr. 23, pl. VII, pic. 16
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 299, nr. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 163, pl. 6, pic. 163
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 303, nr. 121, pic. 121
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 261, pl. XIV, pic. 261
Research required
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