Olbia, bronze (CN type 23498)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 310-280 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 310-280 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23498. Obverse: Horned and bearded head of a river god (Borysthenes), left. Reverse: Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.67 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Horned and bearded head of a river god (Borysthenes), left.
- Reverse type
- Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟ ΘΕΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23498
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23498
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 338
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 170
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1175-1180
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 497
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution