Parion, drachm (CN type 21221)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 500-480 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

drachm in silver struck at Parion in Mysia dated ca. 500-480 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21221. Obverse: Gorgoneion. Reverse: Quadripartite quadratum incusum. A dot in each of three fields, and a curved line in the fourth.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
drachm
Recorded diameter
13–16 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.91 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Parion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Chian

Design

Obverse type
Gorgoneion.
Reverse type
Quadripartite quadratum incusum. A dot in each of three fields, and a curved line in the fourth.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Recorded findspots
Demanhur
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21221
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21221

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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