Istros, silver (CN type 21750)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 400-350 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in silver struck at Istros in Moesia inferior dated ca. 400-350 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21750. Obverse: Two young male heads, facing, side by side, right one inverted. Reverse: Sea-eagle on dolphin standing left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Recorded diameter
- 7.3–7.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.4 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Istros
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Two young male heads, facing, side by side, right one inverted.
- Reverse type
- Sea-eagle on dolphin standing left.
- Reverse legend
- ΙΣΤΡΙΗ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21750
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21750
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 bibliographypl. I, pic. 8
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution