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Hephaistia, bronze coin — Hephaestus standing left (CN type 19970)

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 19970 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet. Reverse: Hephaestus standing left, holding tongs and torch. Legend: ΗΦΑΙϹΤΙЄΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 2.45 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 18–20 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Schwabacher, Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Copenhagen. The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum. Part 7: Thrace 2: Odessus - Sestos. Islands. Kings and Dynasts 7, Copenhagen 1943, nr. 986; Bloesch, Griechische Münzen in Winterthur, Winterthur 1987, p. 119, nr. 1283.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18–20 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.45 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hephaistia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet.
Reverse type
Hephaestus standing left, holding tongs and torch.
Reverse 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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19970
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19970

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