Chersonesos Taurike, drachm (CN type 21226)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 200-150 v. Chr.
drachm in silver struck at Chersonesos Taurike dated ca. 200-150 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21226. Obverse: Head of Parthenos wearing mural crown, right; at shoulder quiver and bow. Reverse: Stag standing right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 16.5–21.5 mm (from 28 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.94 g (mean of 33 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Chersonesos Taurike
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Parthenos wearing mural crown, right; at shoulder quiver and bow.
- Reverse type
- Stag standing right.
- Reverse legend
- ΧΕΡ ΜΟΙΡΙΟΣ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Recorded findspots
- Chernorechye, Sevastopol'
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21226
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21226
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 bibliographynr. 179
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 807
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 819-822
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution