Parion, bronze (CN type 21241)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 3. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia dated ca. 3. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21241. Obverse: Gorgoneion. Reverse: Bull walking left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23.1–24 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.24 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Gorgoneion.
- Reverse type
- Bull walking left.
- Reverse legend
- ΠΑΡΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21241
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21241
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 1402
Research required
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