Olbia, drachm (CN type 23665)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 200-190 v. Chr.
drachm in silver struck at Olbia dated ca. 200-190 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23665. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Cithara.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 17–19 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.89 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, right.
- Reverse type
- Cithara.
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23665
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23665
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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