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Hephaistia, bronze coin — Athena standing left (CN type 19969)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

1st century BC to 3rd century AD

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Hephaistia in Thrace, dated 1st century BC to 3rd century AD. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19969 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Bust of Hephaestus wearing pilos, right. Legend: ΗΦΑΙϹΤΙЄΩΝ. Reverse: Athena (Nikephoros) standing left, holding spear in left hand. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 9.51 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 29 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Imhoof-Blumer, Zur griechischen und römischen Münzkunde, Genf 1908, p. 256, nr. 1.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.51 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hephaistia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Hephaestus wearing pilos, right.
Reverse type
Athena (Nikephoros) standing left, holding spear in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΗΦΑΙϹΤΙЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial 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. 1 closely related CN type with the same mint, denomination and design is consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19969
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19969

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 19975

    Same mint, denomination and design (obverse legend ΗΦΑΙϹΤΙЄΩΝ); dated 1st century BC to 3rd century AD. Consolidated into this entry

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