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Aigospotamoi, large denomination (bronze) — Goat standing left (CN type 241)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

late 4th century BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Large denomination (bronze) struck at Aigospotamoi in Thrace, dated late 4th century BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 241 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Head of goddess, left, wearing earring, necklace and stephane with laurel wreath. Reverse: Goat standing left. Legend: ΑΙΓΟΣΠΟ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.96 g (mean of 72 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 17–22 mm (from 57 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Hoover, Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike: sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, Pa. London 2017, p. 33, nr. 1260.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
large denomination (bronze)
Recorded diameter
17–22 mm (from 57 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.96 g (mean of 72 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Aigospotamoi
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of goddess, left, wearing earring, necklace and stephane with laurel wreath.
Reverse type
Goat standing left.
Reverse legend
ΑΙΓΟΣΠΟ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks. 2 closely related CN types with the same mint, denomination and design are consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/241
Type corpus identifier
CN type 241

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 1961

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΙΓΟΣΠΟ); dated late 4th century BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 1962

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΙΓΟΣΠΟ); dated late 4th century BC. Consolidated into this entry

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