Olbia, bronze (CN type 23729)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 110-100 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia dated ca. 110-100 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23729. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Round shield and spear.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 17 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.95 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Round shield and spear.
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟΠΟΛΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23729
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23729
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. 509
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 331
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 686
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2352-2366
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution