Parion, drachm (CN type 21229)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-400 v.Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiadrachm in silver struck at Parion in Mysia dated ca. 500-400 v.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21229. Obverse: Gorgoneion. Reverse: Incuse square, devided by a linear cross-like pattern with a central dot. In one of the segments a stroke.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 12 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.42 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Gorgoneion.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square, devided by a linear cross-like pattern with a central dot. In one of the segments a stroke.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21229
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21229
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. 1343
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution