Astyra, Tissaphernes, bronze (CN type 20321)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 400-395 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Astyra under Tissaphernes dated ca. 400-395 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20321. Obverse: Bare bearded head of Tissaphernes, right. Reverse: Facing cult-statue of Artemis Astyrene, wearing kalathos; to upper right, club.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 11–13 mm (from 7 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.56 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Astyra
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Tissaphernes
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare bearded head of Tissaphernes, right.
- Reverse type
- Facing cult-statue of Artemis Astyrene, wearing kalathos; to upper right, club.
- Obverse legend
- ΤΙΣΣΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΣΤΥΡΗ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20321
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20321
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 bibliographynr. 124A, pl. 9, pic. 124A
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 253
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 108, pic. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 589, nr. 4
Research required
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