Kerkinitis, bronze (CN type 20985)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 300-290
Coin type in bronze struck at Kerkinitis dated ca. 300-290, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20985. Obverse: Bearded Scythian seated left on rock (or on a stool) with bow in case and holding axe-sceptre. Reverse: Horse advancing left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20–21 mm (from 23 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.23 g (mean of 23 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kerkinitis
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Bearded Scythian seated left on rock (or on a stool) with bow in case and holding axe-sceptre.
- Reverse type
- Horse advancing left.
- Obverse legend
- ΚΕΡΚΙ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΡΜΑ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Recorded findspots
- Chernomorskoe District, Crimea, Vitino, area of, Tarkhankut Peninsula
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20985
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20985
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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 bibliographynr. 415
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 698
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 612
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 45, nr. 27-30
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution