Amisos, drachm (CN type 24201)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 3.-2. Jh. v. Chr.
drachm in silver struck at Amisos dated ca. 3.-2. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24201. Obverse: Head of Hera left, wearing necklace, earrings and turreted stephane. Reverse: Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 13.2–14.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.24 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Amisos
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Hera left, wearing necklace, earrings and turreted stephane.
- Reverse type
- Owl facing with spread wings standing on shield.
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24201
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24201
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
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1145 var.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1108 var.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution