Apollonia Pontike, tetradrachm (CN type 21946)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 425–339 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

tetradrachm in silver struck at Apollonia Pontike in Thrace dated ca. 425–339 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21946. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, left. Reverse: Inverted anchor; under left fluke, crayfish, under right fluke, ethnicon.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
tetradrachm
Recorded diameter
20.5–24 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.96 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia Pontike
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Attic

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, left.
Reverse type
Inverted anchor; under left fluke, crayfish, under right fluke, ethnicon.
Reverse legend
Α // ΔΗΜΟΥΧΟΣ

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Recorded findspots
Glumče (Глумче), Aksakovo (Аксаково)
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21946
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21946

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