Abydos, drachm (CN type 2506)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 411-400 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 411-400 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2506. Obverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed. Reverse: Gorgoneion within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 15–16 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.83 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Eagle standing left, wings closed.
- Reverse type
- Gorgoneion within incuse square.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2506
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2506
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. 74, nr. 7753, pl. 268, pic. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 151, nr. 1861, pl. XXI, pic. 1861
Research required
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