Apollonia Pontike, Hemiobol (CN type 21907)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 465–425 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Hemiobol in silver struck at Apollonia Pontike in Thrace dated ca. 465–425 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21907. Obverse: Inverted anchor; under left fluke, ethnicon. Reverse: Sauwastika in incuse with two lines between each end.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Hemiobol
Recorded diameter
4.81–7.75 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.2 g (mean of 11 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia Pontike
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Thraco-Macedonian

Design

Obverse type
Inverted anchor; under left fluke, ethnicon.
Reverse type
Sauwastika in incuse with two lines between each end.

Identification

Period
Archaic/Classical Period
Recorded findspots
Varna Region
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21907
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21907

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Material
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 149

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