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Priapos, bronze (CN type 19706)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 325-275 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Priapos in Mysia dated ca. 325-275 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19706. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Shrimp, right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18–20 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.85 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Priapos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse type
Shrimp, right.
Reverse legend
ΠΡΙΑΠΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19706
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19706

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