Olbia, bronze (CN type 23538)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
310-280 v.Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated 310-280 v.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23538. Obverse: Horned and bearded head of a river god (Borysthenes), left. Reverse: Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 19–20 mm (from 8 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.97 g (mean of 7 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 ΣΥΜ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23538
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23538
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. 383
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 212
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1404-1419
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution