Olbia, bronze (CN type 23566)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 270-260 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 270-260 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23566. Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus, right. Reverse: Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.14 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Zeus, right.
- Reverse type
- Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟ ΟΙ ΕΠΤΑ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23566
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23566
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. 404
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 231
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1657-1662
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution