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Mesembria, coin coin — Wheel with four spokes (CN type 21323)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

3rd–2nd century BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin struck at Mesembria in Thrace, dated 3rd–2nd century BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21323 (period: Hellenistic Period).

Obverse: Helmet, right. Reverse: Wheel with four spokes. Legend: ΜΕΤΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 6.01 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 17.7–22 mm (from 6 recorded specimens). Recorded findspots: Nesebar (Несебър).

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Historical context

Mesembria, corresponding to modern Nesebar on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in Burgas Province, is an ancient settlement defined by more than three millennia of history. Situated in Thrace, the town repeatedly found itself on the frontier of threatened empires. During the Hellenistic Period, this coastal centre produced civic coinage, as reflected in this issue attributed to the 3rd–2nd century BC.

Physical characteristics

Recorded diameter
17.7–22 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.01 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mesembria
Region
Thrace

Design

Obverse type
Helmet, right.
Reverse type
Wheel with four spokes.
Reverse legend
ΜΕΤΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Recorded findspots
Nesebar (Несебър)
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21323
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21323
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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