Sinope, bronze (CN type 24483)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
90-85 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Sinope dated 90-85 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24483. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing helmet. Reverse: Perseus standing facing holding Medusa‘s head and harpa; at feet the winged body of Medusa
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28–31.2 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.6 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sinope
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing helmet.
- Reverse type
- Perseus standing facing holding Medusa‘s head and harpa; at feet the winged body of Medusa
- Reverse legend
- ΣΙΝΩΠΗΣ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24483
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24483
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 bibliographynr. 1531-1533
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 577
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution