Alexandria Troas, bronze (CN type 21094)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 164-135 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas dated ca. 164-135 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21094. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo facing. Reverse: Kithara within laurel wreath.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18–19 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.67 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo facing.
- Reverse type
- Kithara within laurel wreath.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΛΕ/ΞΑΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21094
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21094
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 bibliographyp. 96-97, nr. 141-145 var.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 96
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution