Dionysopolis, bronze (CN type 20700)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
2. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Dionysopolis in Moesia inferior dated 2. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20700. Obverse: Head of Dionysus, right, wearing ivy wreath. Reverse: Piloi of the Dioscuri surmounted by stars. Club to left, filleted thyrsos to right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 17.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.07 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Dionysopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Dionysus, right, wearing ivy wreath.
- Reverse type
- Piloi of the Dioscuri surmounted by stars. Club to left, filleted thyrsos to right.
- Reverse legend
- ΔΙΟ / ΔΙΟΤΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20700
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20700
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 446-447, nr. 1, 8, pl. 44
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 276-277, nr. 16
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution