Sinope, bronze (CN type 24452)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 90-85 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Sinope dated ca. 90-85 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24452. Obverse: Head of Perseus wearing winged Phrygian helmet, right. Reverse: winged Harpa
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 15–16.1 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.53 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sinope
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Perseus wearing winged Phrygian helmet, right.
- Reverse type
- winged Harpa
- Reverse legend
- ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24452
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24452
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 bibliographyp. 207, nr. 64
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 6868
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution