Samothrake, drachm (CN type 19817)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 171-168 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracedrachm in silver struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 171-168 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19817. Obverse: Head of Helios facing three-quarters to right Reverse: Rose, bud to right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 14–17 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.62 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Samothrake
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- reduced Rhodian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Helios facing three-quarters to right
- Reverse type
- Rose, bud to right.
- Reverse legend
- ΓΟΡΓΟΣ ΡΟ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19817
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19817
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. 74, nr. 319
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 74-75, nr. 1-35, pl. 17-18
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution