Olbia, bronze (CN type 23704)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 180-170 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 180-170 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23704. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing helmet. Reverse: Owl standing left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 12 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.12 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing helmet.
- Reverse type
- Owl standing left.
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙ ΒΣΕ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23704
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23704
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. 491
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 666-667
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2085-2089
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution