Olbia, hemidrachm (CN type 23638)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 210-200 v. Chr.
hemidrachm in silver struck at Olbia dated ca. 210-200 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23638. Obverse: Head of Demeter facing, wearing wreath of ears. Reverse: Dolphin swimming left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- hemidrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13–15 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.81 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Demeter facing, wearing wreath of ears.
- Reverse type
- Dolphin swimming left.
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟ ΚΡΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23638
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23638
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
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
Research required
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