Amisos, bronze (CN type 22754)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 90-85 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Amisos dated ca. 90-85 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22754. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing helmet. Reverse: Perseus standing facing holding Medusa‘s head and harpa; at feet the winged body of Medusa
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 29–31.5 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 19.02 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Amisos
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing helmet.
- Reverse type
- Perseus standing facing holding Medusa‘s head and harpa; at feet the winged body of Medusa
- Reverse legend
- ΑΜΙΣΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22754
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22754
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 200-201, nr. 1344-1345
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution