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Parion, drachm (CN type 20010)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 500-400 v.Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

drachm in silver struck at Parion in Mysia dated ca. 500-400 v.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20010. Obverse: Gorgoneion. Reverse: Incuse square with a linear cruciform pattern and a central pellet. In one of the segments and between the lines of the cross, a short line.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
drachm
Recorded diameter
11–14 mm (from 21 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.16 g (mean of 26 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Parion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Chian

Design

Obverse type
Gorgoneion.
Reverse type
Incuse square with a linear cruciform pattern and a central pellet. In one of the segments and between the lines of the cross, a short line.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20010
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20010

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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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Mint or printer mark
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