Prokonnesos, drachm — Stag reclining right (CN type 20515)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. 360–340 BC
Issuing entity
MysiaDrachm in silver struck at Prokonnesos in Mysia, dated c. 360–340 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 20515 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Female head with laurel wreath, right. Legend: ΑΝΑΞΙΓΕΝΗΣ. Reverse: Stag reclining right; head turned back. Legend: ΠΡΟΚΟΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.5 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 16–17 mm (from 4 recorded specimens). The corpus assigns the type to the Chian weight standard. Published references cited by the corpus: Thompson, The coinage of Proconnesus 7, 1965, p. 31-32, pl. 1, pic. 8; Wroth, Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Mysia., London 1892, p. 178, nr. 1, pl. 35, pic. 9; Schwabacher, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum: the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Copenhagen 1942, nr. 553, pl. 14, pic. 553; Levante, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques. Mysie 5, Paris/Zürich 2001, nr. 2419, pl. 127, pic. 2419.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 5
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 4
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 16–17 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.5 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Prokonnesos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Female head with laurel wreath, right.
- Reverse type
- Stag reclining right; head turned back.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΝΑΞΙΓΕΝΗΣ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΡΟΚΟΝ
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/20515
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20515
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 31-32, pl. 1, pic. 8
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 178, nr. 1, pl. 35, pic. 9
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 553, pl. 14, pic. 553
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2419, pl. 127, pic. 2419
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