Samothrake, Obol (CN type 19574)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-475 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceObol in silver struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 500-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19574. Obverse: Head of Athena, left, wearing Attic helmet. Reverse: Star with eight rays, within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.55 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Euboic /Attic
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, left, wearing Attic helmet.
- Reverse type
- Star with eight rays, within incuse square.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19574
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19574
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. 271
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 115, nr. 8, pl. 11
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 72, nr. 310
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution