Olbia, bronze (CN type 21643)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 480-470 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 480-470 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21643. Obverse: Head of Athena, left, wearing crested Attic helmet; in front of her dolphin. Reverse: Wheel with four spokes.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 45 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 67.39 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, left, wearing crested Attic helmet; in front of her dolphin.
- Reverse type
- Wheel with four spokes.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic/Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21643
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21643
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. 157
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution