Kerkinitis, bronze (CN type 20959)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 330-325 v. Chr.

Coin type in bronze struck at Kerkinitis dated ca. 330-325 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20959. Obverse: Lion right attacking a bull. Reverse: Nike advancing right, holding laurel wreath.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
16–18 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.63 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kerkinitis
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Lion right attacking a bull.
Reverse type
Nike advancing right, holding laurel wreath.
Obverse legend
ΗΡΑΚΛ
Reverse legend
ΚΑΡΚ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Recorded findspots
Kerkinitis (Eupatoria), Čertovatoe, area of, Nikolaev region
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20959
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20959

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