Dikaia, Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol) (CN type 2034)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 492/490-476/475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol) in silver struck at Dikaia in Thrace dated ca. 492/490-476/475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2034. Obverse: Cock standing right. Reverse: Head of bearded Herakles, right, wearing lion skin; in quadratum incusum.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol)
Recorded diameter
8–11 mm (from 13 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.83 g (mean of 30 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Dikaia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
reduced Chian

Design

Obverse type
Cock standing right.
Reverse type
Head of bearded Herakles, right, wearing lion skin; in quadratum incusum.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Recorded findspots
Plovdiv region
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2034
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2034

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Material
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