Assos, Hemisiglos (hemidrachm) (CN type 20408)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 330-280 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasHemisiglos (hemidrachm) in silver struck at Assos in Troas dated ca. 330-280 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20408. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, decorated with serpent, a single-pendant earring and necklace. Reverse: Thunderbolt.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Hemisiglos (hemidrachm)
- Recorded diameter
- 14.7–15 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.61 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Assos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- League
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet, decorated with serpent, a single-pendant earring and necklace.
- Reverse type
- Thunderbolt.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΙΟΛΕ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20408
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20408
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. 312, nr. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 260-265
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 248-250
- Corpus Nummorum bibliography
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 11-15
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution