Kalchedon, drachm (CN type 24240)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
387/6-340 v. Chr.
drachm in silver struck at Kalchedon dated 387/6-340 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24240. Obverse: Bull standing left on ear;in front of him caduceus and monogram. Reverse: Quadripartite quadratum incusum with dotted fields, all within an incuse circle.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 15 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.75 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kalchedon
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Bull standing left on ear;in front of him caduceus and monogram.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite quadratum incusum with dotted fields, all within an incuse circle.
- Obverse legend
- ΚΑΛ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24240
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24240
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. 104
Research required
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