Thasos, 1/4 Hekte (CN type 21159)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 412-404 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace1/4 Hekte in silver struck at Thasos in Thrace dated ca. 412-404 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21159. Obverse: Bald head of silen to left. Reverse: Two dolphins swimming on top of each other in opposite directions.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- 1/4 Hekte
- Recorded diameter
- 7.4–8.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.39 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Thasos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Bald head of silen to left.
- Reverse type
- Two dolphins swimming on top of each other in opposite directions.
- Reverse legend
- ΘΑΣ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21159
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21159
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution