Orthagoria, stater (double siglos, didrachm) (CN type 2237)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 310-290 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracestater (double siglos, didrachm) in silver struck at Orthagoria in Thrace dated ca. 310-290 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2237. Obverse: Head of Artemis, right, wearing necklace and earrings; quiver behind. Reverse: Helmet, facing, surmounted by star.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- stater (double siglos, didrachm)
- Recorded diameter
- 22–25 mm (from 15 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.25 g (mean of 31 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Orthagoria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Artemis, right, wearing necklace and earrings; quiver behind.
- Reverse type
- Helmet, facing, surmounted by star.
- Reverse legend
- ΟΡΘΑΓΟΡΕΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2237
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2237
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 51-53, pic. 2a
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 92, nr. 1+2, pl. 18, pic. 21+22
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 193-204
Research required
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