Ilion, tetradrachm (CN type 20451)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 95–87 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troastetradrachm in silver struck at Ilion in Troas dated ca. 95–87 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20451. Obverse: Head of Athena to right with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath. Reverse: Athena Ilias standing right, wearing kalathos, holding spear in her raised right hand and spindle in her left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 28–32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.77 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ilion
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena to right with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath.
- Reverse type
- Athena Ilias standing right, wearing kalathos, holding spear in her raised right hand and spindle in her left.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ / ΔΗΜΟΦΡΟΝΤΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥΣ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20451
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20451
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
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 33, nr. T92, pl. 5, pic. T92
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 122, nr. XVIII
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