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Apollonia Pontike, tetradrachm — Apollo standing facing (CN type 22041)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 212–73 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Tetradrachm in silver struck at Apollonia Pontike in Thrace, dated c. 212–73 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22041 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding laurel branch with a crow in right hand and bow and arrow in left hand. Ground line. Legend: ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ / ΙΑΤΡΟΥ // ΜΕ–ΝΟ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 16.85 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 32 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). The corpus assigns the type to the Attic weight standard.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
0

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Historical context

Apollonia, earlier known as Antheia, was an ancient Greek colony situated in Thrace. In 72 BC the settlement was devastated by a Roman siege, after which it diminished in significance. The tetradrachm denomination originated in Ancient Greece as a large silver coin equivalent to four drachmae, frequently minted across various standards—most dominantly the Attic standard—for state expenditures and public messaging.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
tetradrachm
Recorded diameter
32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.85 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia Pontike
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Attic

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse type
Apollo standing facing, head to left, holding laurel branch with a crow in right hand and bow and arrow in left hand. Ground line.
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ / ΙΑΤΡΟΥ // ΜΕ–ΝΟ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22041
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22041
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Recorded
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Recorded

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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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