Samothrake, tetradrachm (CN type 21412)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 500-475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

tetradrachm struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 500-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21412. Obverse: Sphinx seated right. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with dotted ground.

Physical characteristics

Denomination
tetradrachm
Recorded mean weight
13.27 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Samothrake
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Euboic /Attic

Design

Obverse type
Sphinx seated right.
Reverse type
Quadripartite incuse square with dotted ground.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21412
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21412

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
Documented

Catalogue references

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

Research required

  • Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
  • Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
  • Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution
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