Chersonesus Thracica, 1/8 Hekte (CN type 20374)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 515-493 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace1/8 Hekte in silver struck at Chersonesus Thracica in Thrace dated ca. 515-493 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20374. Obverse: Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, divided by two crossed lines.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- 1/8 Hekte
- Recorded diameter
- 6–7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.33 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Chersonesus Thracica
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- League
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square, divided by two crossed lines.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic/Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20374
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20374
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 94, nr. 1436
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 153, nr. 46-48
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 17-31
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution