Amisos, drachm (CN type 23319)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
3.-2. Jh. v. Chr.
drachm in silver struck at Amisos dated 3.-2. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23319. Obverse: Head of Hera right, wearing turreted stephane. Reverse: Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield.
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23319
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23319
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. 184-185, nr. 1159, pic. 1159
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1110
Research required
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