Gambrion, bronze coin — Gorgoneion (CN type 19748)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
first half of the 4th century BC
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Gambrion in Mysia, dated first half of the 4th century BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19748 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, left. Reverse: Gorgoneion. Legend: ΓΑΜ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 0.71 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 8.9–10.5 mm (from 8 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 142, nr. 419, pl. 7, pic. 4; Babelon, Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines II.2, Paris 1910, p. 1353-1354, nr. 2510, pl. 170, pic. 6; Levante, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques. Mysie 5, Paris/Zürich 2001, nr. 938, pl. 47, pic. 938; Schwabacher, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum: the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Copenhagen 1942, nr. 145, pl. 4, pic. 145.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 5
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 4
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 8.9–10.5 mm (from 8 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.71 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Gambrion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, left.
- Reverse type
- Gorgoneion.
- Reverse legend
- ΓΑΜ
Identification
- Period
- Classical 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/19748
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19748
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 142, nr. 419, pl. 7, pic. 4
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1353-1354, nr. 2510, pl. 170, pic. 6
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 938, pl. 47, pic. 938
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 145, pl. 4, pic. 145
Research required
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