Kerkinitis, bronze (CN type 20954)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 450-400 v. Chr.

Coin type in bronze struck at Kerkinitis dated ca. 450-400 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20954. Obverse: Fish with distinct dorsal, pelvic, anal and pectoral fins. Reverse: Arrowhead with central rib.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20–34 mm (from 39 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.47 g (mean of 38 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kerkinitis
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Fish with distinct dorsal, pelvic, anal and pectoral fins.
Reverse type
Arrowhead with central rib.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Recorded findspots
Čertovatoe 2, Nikolaev region, Dzhailav, Nikolaev region, Kerkinitis (Eupatoria), Shirokaya Balka, Parutino area, Ochakov distr.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20954
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20954

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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