Sinope, drachm (CN type 22922)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 490-425 v. Chr.
drachm in silver struck at Sinope dated ca. 490-425 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22922. Obverse: Eagle head right above a dolphin right. Reverse: Quadratum incusum with dotted surface, divided into four parts; two opposite squares deeper.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 14–16 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.67 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sinope
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Aeginetan
Design
- Obverse type
- Eagle head right above a dolphin right.
- Reverse type
- Quadratum incusum with dotted surface, divided into four parts; two opposite squares deeper.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22922
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22922
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. 84-85, nr. 409
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution