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Thasos, stater (CN type 20745)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 520-510 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

stater in silver struck at Thasos in Thrace dated ca. 520-510 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20745. Obverse: Nude Silenus advancing right, carrying off in his arms a nymph raising her right hand in protest. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
stater
Recorded diameter
19–27 mm (from 33 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.23 g (mean of 104 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thasos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Nude Silenus advancing right, carrying off in his arms a nymph raising her right hand in protest.
Reverse type
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Recorded findspots
Sofia (София), Taranto
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20745
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20745

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

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