Sinope, drachm (CN type 22923)
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 22923. Obverse: Eagle head left above a dolphin left. Reverse: Double lozenge with pellets.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13–18 mm (from 10 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.01 g (mean of 10 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sinope
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Aeginetan
Design
- Obverse type
- Eagle head left above a dolphin left.
- Reverse type
- Double lozenge with pellets.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22923
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22923
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. 411-414
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1359-1365
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution