Assos, silver (CN type 20306)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
2. Hälfte 5. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in silver struck at Assos in Troas dated 2. Hälfte 5. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20306. Obverse: Female head, left. Reverse: Head of a griffin to right within pelleted square; all within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Recorded diameter
- 7–8 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.37 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Assos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Female head, left.
- Reverse type
- Head of a griffin to right within pelleted square; all within incuse square.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20306
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20306
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 37, pic. 11
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution