Olbia, bronze (CN type 23587)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 240-230 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 240-230 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23587. Obverse: Head of Demeter left, behind a small head of Athena left Reverse: Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 19–22 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.56 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Demeter left, behind a small head of Athena left
- Reverse type
- Axe-scepter and bow in gorytos
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟ ΣΩΜΟΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23587
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23587
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. 607
Research required
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