Amisos, hemidrachm (CN type 23061)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
2. Jh. v. Chr.
hemidrachm in silver struck at Amisos dated 2. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23061. Obverse: Head of Hera right, wearing turreted stephane. Reverse: Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 11.9–13 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.66 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Amisos
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Hera right, wearing turreted stephane.
- Reverse type
- Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield.
- Reverse legend
- ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23061
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23061
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. 1118-1119
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 184-185, nr. 1171-1173
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 664-665
Research required
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