Tenedos, Obol (CN type 23392)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-450 v. Chr
Issuing entity
TroasObol in silver struck at Tenedos in Troas dated ca. 500-450 v. Chr, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23392. Obverse: Janiform head (female head left, bearded male head right). Reverse: Bearded male head wearing Corinthian helmet, left, within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 9–9.45 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.72 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tenedos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Janiform head (female head left, bearded male head right).
- Reverse type
- Bearded male head wearing Corinthian helmet, left, within incuse square.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23392
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23392
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
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution