Mesembria (CN type 21705)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca 125-65 v.Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

struck at Mesembria in Thrace dated ca 125-65 v.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21705. Obverse: Head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin on his head, bound at bottom. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre.

Physical characteristics

Recorded mean weight
16.29 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mesembria
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of Alexander the Great, right, wearing lion skin on his head, bound at bottom.
Reverse type
Zeus enthroned left, holding eagle and sceptre.
Reverse legend
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period/Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21705
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21705

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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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
Documented

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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