Sinope, silver (CN type 24523)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
330-300 v. Chr.
Coin type in silver struck at Sinope dated 330-300 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24523. Obverse: Head of nymphe Sinope, left, wearing sphendone. Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Recorded diameter
- 15–16 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.96 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sinope
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of nymphe Sinope, left, wearing sphendone.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΙΝΩ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24523
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24523
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. 1495-1497
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 503-508
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution