Olbia, bronze (CN type 21653)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 437-410 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 437-410 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21653. Obverse: Gorgoneion. Reverse: Wheel with four spokes.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 40–41 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 22.44 g (mean of 10 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Gorgoneion.
- Reverse type
- Wheel with four spokes.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΡΙΧ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21653
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21653
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. 169-170
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 13
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographypl. 31, pic. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 385-386
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 403-413
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution