uncertain, Ataias, drachm (CN type 22503)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 350-339 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracedrachm in silver struck at uncertain in Thrace under Ataias dated ca. 350-339 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22503. Obverse: Head of (youthful) Heracles, left, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Horse prancing left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 15 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.35 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- uncertain
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- Ruler
- Weight standard
- reduced Chian
- Issuing authority
- Ataias
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of (youthful) Heracles, left, wearing lion skin.
- Reverse type
- Horse prancing left.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΤΑΙΑΣ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22503
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22503
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. 22, nr. 1a.1-2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 156, nr. 5-6
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution