Parion, hemidrachm (CN type 21234)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 350-320 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiahemidrachm in silver struck at Parion in Mysia dated ca. 350-320 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21234. Obverse: Bull standing left, head turned back. Reverse: Gorgoneion.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13–13.5 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.25 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Bull standing left, head turned back.
- Reverse type
- Gorgoneion.
- Obverse legend
- ΠΑΡΙ
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21234
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21234
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
Research required
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