Apollonia Pontike, tetrachalkon (CN type 22002)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 425–306 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

tetrachalkon in bronze struck at Apollonia Pontike in Thrace dated ca. 425–306 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22002. Obverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding bow in right hand. Reverse: Inverted anchor; under left fluke, crayfish, under right fluke, ethnicon.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
tetrachalkon
Recorded diameter
19.1 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.51 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia Pontike
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding bow in right hand.
Reverse type
Inverted anchor; under left fluke, crayfish, under right fluke, ethnicon.
Reverse legend
Α

Identification

Period
Classical/Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22002
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22002

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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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