Chersonesus Thracica, quarter-siglos (CN type 22885)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 357-320 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracequarter-siglos in silver struck at Chersonesus Thracica in Thrace dated ca. 357-320 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22885. Obverse: Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square; two opposite squares lower.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- quarter-siglos
- Recorded diameter
- 9.7–10.5 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.29 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Chersonesus Thracica
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- League
- Weight standard
- reduced Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of a prancing lion, right, head left.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square; two opposite squares lower.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Recorded findspots
- Plovdiv region
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22885
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22885
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 bibliographynr. 824, pl. 17, pic. 824
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 17-31
- Corpus Nummorum bibliography
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution