Massalia, Hemiobol (CN type 20777)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 490-470 v. Chr.
Hemiobol in silver struck at Massalia dated ca. 490-470 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20777. Obverse: Head of ram, right. Reverse: Rude irregular quadripartite incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Hemiobol
- Recorded diameter
- 8.2–8.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.57 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Massalia
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Milesian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of ram, right.
- Reverse type
- Rude irregular quadripartite incuse square.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic/Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20777
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20777
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. 191-193, nr. 1-18, pl. 19, pic. P 2-18
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 21, nr. 44
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution