Amisos, drachm — Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield (CN type 23319)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
3rd–2nd century BC
Issuing entity
AmisosDrachm in silver struck at Amisos, dated 3rd–2nd century BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 23319 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Head of Hera right, wearing turreted stephane. Reverse: Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield. Legend: ᛈΞ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.76 g (mean of 11 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 14.2–17.2 mm (from 8 recorded specimens). The corpus assigns the type to the Persian weight standard. Published references cited by the corpus: Dalaison, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. France 7. Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques. Paphlagonie, Pont et Arménie Mineure., Bordeaux 2015, p. 184-185, nr. 1159, pic. 1159; Price, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum 9 The British Museum 1. The Black Sea, 1993, nr. 1110.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 3
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 14.2–17.2 mm (from 8 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.76 g (mean of 11 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Amisos
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Hera right, wearing turreted stephane.
- Reverse type
- Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield.
- Reverse legend
- ᛈΞ
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23319
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23319
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 184-185, nr. 1159, pic. 1159
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1110
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