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Lemnos, bronze coin — Head of Athena (CN type 19973)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 25 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Lemnos in Thrace, dated c. 25 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19973 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Bearded head of Hephaestus, right. Reverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Attic helmet. Legend: ΛΗΜΝΙ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.67 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 22 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Bloesch, Griechische Münzen in Winterthur, Winterthur 1987, nr. 1281; Borrell, Unedited Autonomous and Imperial Greek Coins 3, 1841, p. 8, nr. 1; Kroll and Walker, The Athenian Agora: 26. Results of excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 26. The Greek coins, Princeton, N. J 1993, p. 110-111, nr. 159A.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Lemnos is a Greek island located in the northern Aegean Sea. In antiquity, its civic authorities produced coinage under broader regional administrations such as Thrace. This bronze issue dates to circa 25 BC, placing it within the Roman Imperial Period and illustrating the island's local civic currency during the early imperial era.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.67 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lemnos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Bearded head of Hephaestus, right.
Reverse type
Head of Athena, right, wearing Attic helmet.
Reverse legend
ΛΗΜΝΙ

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/19973
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19973

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 20028

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΛΗΜΝΙ); dated c. 25 BC. Consolidated into this entry

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