Thasos, tetradrachm (CN type 21694)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

1. Jh. v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

tetradrachm in silver struck at Thasos in Thrace dated 1. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21694. Obverse: Head of (youthful) Dionysus, right, wearing taenia and ivy wreath with five leaves and two fruits. Hair dress rolled in the back and with two curls falling on his back. Reverse: Nude Heracles standing facing, head left, resting right hand on club, left hand on hip, holding lion skin in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
tetradrachm
Recorded diameter
33 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.03 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thasos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
Imitation

Design

Obverse type
Head of (youthful) Dionysus, right, wearing taenia and ivy wreath with five leaves and two fruits. Hair dress rolled in the back and with two curls falling on his back.
Reverse type
Nude Heracles standing facing, head left, resting right hand on club, left hand on hip, holding lion skin in left arm.

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21694
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21694

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