Byzantion, Byzantium: Apollo/bull-series (CN type 20743)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
4. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceByzantium: Apollo/bull-series in bronze struck at Byzantion in Thrace dated 4. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20743. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Bull standing left on dolphin, raising right forehoof.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Byzantium: Apollo/bull-series
- Recorded diameter
- 19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.82 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Byzantion
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, right.
- Reverse type
- Bull standing left on dolphin, raising right forehoof.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20743
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20743
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. 131, nr. 951-953, pl. 40
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 88, nr. 1420
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution