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Larissa, silver coin — Amphora (CN type 21476)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

4th century BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in silver struck at Larissa in Troas, dated 4th century BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21476 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Female head, right. Reverse: Amphora. Legend: ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 2.03 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 12 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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1
Catalogue references
0

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Recorded diameter
12 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.03 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Larissa
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Female head, right.
Reverse type
Amphora.
Reverse legend
ΛΑΡΙΣΑΙ

Identification

Period
Classical/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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21476
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21476
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

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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Catalogue reference
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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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