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Antandros, Tetartemorion — Astragalus (CN type 20364)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 440–425 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Tetartemorion in silver struck at Antandros in Troas, dated c. 440–425 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 20364 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Head of a goddess, right, wearing crossed band, hair bun at the nape of the head. Reverse: Astragalus. Legend: ΑΝΤ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 0.28 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 6–6.4 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). The corpus assigns the type to the Persian weight standard. Published references cited by the corpus: Tekin and Özdizbay, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. 9, Volume 1: Turkey. The Özkan Arikantürk collection. Troas, Istanbul 2015, nr. 251.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Tetartemorion
Recorded diameter
6–6.4 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.28 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antandros
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Persian

Design

Obverse type
Head of a goddess, right, wearing crossed band, hair bun at the nape of the head.
Reverse type
Astragalus
Reverse legend
ΑΝΤ

Identification

Period
Classical 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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20364
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20364

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 251

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