Assos, drachm (CN type 21210)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-480 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Assos in Troas dated ca. 500-480 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21210. Obverse: Satyr kneeling, right. Reverse: Head of lion, right, in incuse square
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13–15 mm (from 22 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.49 g (mean of 24 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Assos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Satyr kneeling, right.
- Reverse type
- Head of lion, right, in incuse square
Identification
- Period
- Archaic/Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21210
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21210
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
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 415-416, nr. 691, pl. 18, pic. 3
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 176, nr. 1, pl. XXVII, pic. 1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1529, pl. 57, pic. 1529
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1123, nr. 1582, pl. 50, pic. 22
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 236, nr. 15, pl. 17, pic. 21
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution