Abydos, stater (CN type 2444)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 500-494 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasstater in electrum struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 500-494 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2444. Obverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded diameter
- 17–19 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.07 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Eagle standing left, wings closed.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square with uneven surfaces.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2444
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2444
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 bibliographyp. 231, nr. 1808, pl. 84, pic. 1808
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 256, nr. 1737, pl. XXXVII, pic. 1737
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution