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Thasos, Hemihekte (CN type 20784)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 404-355 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Hemihekte in silver struck at Thasos in Thrace dated ca. 404-355 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20784. Obverse: Silenus kneeling right, head facing, holding cantharus in his right hand and resting his left on his hip. Reverse: Volute crater.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Hemihekte
Recorded diameter
10.5–14 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.89 g (mean of 14 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thasos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Silenus kneeling right, head facing, holding cantharus in his right hand and resting his left on his hip.
Reverse type
Volute crater.
Reverse legend
ΘΑΣΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20784
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20784

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Material
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