Apollonia Pontike, tetrachalkon (CN type 22003)

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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 22003. Obverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding bow in right hand. Reverse: Inverted anchor;  under right fluke, crayfish, under left fluke, ethnicon.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
tetrachalkon
Recorded diameter
15.1–20.5 mm (from 25 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.29 g (mean of 21 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 right fluke, crayfish, under left fluke, ethnicon.
Reverse legend
Α

Identification

Period
Classical/Hellenistic Period
Recorded findspots
Varna Region, Burgas Region, Sozopol (Созопол), Sveta Marina (Света Марина), Černi vrăh (Черни връх)
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22003
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22003

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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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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

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