Sinope, silver (CN type 21749)

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Record status

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Period

3. Jh. v. Chr.

Coin type in silver struck at Sinope dated 3. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21749. Obverse: Head of nymphe Sinope, left, wearing turreted stephane. Reverse: Eagle, seen from front, wings spread.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Recorded diameter
14 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.84 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Sinope
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of nymphe Sinope, left, wearing turreted stephane.
Reverse type
Eagle, seen from front, wings spread.
Reverse legend
ΣΙΝΩ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21749
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21749

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