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Uncertain mint, Kotys II. (Kotys III.), small denomination (bronze) — Thyrsos (CN type 21690)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 171–167 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Small denomination (bronze) under Kotys II. (Kotys III.), dated c. 171–167 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21690 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: ruler).

Obverse: Forepart of horse, right. Reverse: Thyrsos. Legend: ΚΟΤΥΟΣ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 1.7 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 12 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
small denomination (bronze)
Recorded diameter
12 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.7 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Authority type
Ruler
Issuing authority
Kotys II. (Kotys III.)

Design

Obverse type
Forepart of horse, right.
Reverse type
Thyrsos
Reverse legend
ΚΟΤΥΟΣ

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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21690
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21690
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

Documentation checklist

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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 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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