Abydos, Hemisiglos (CN type 2590)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 350-325 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasHemisiglos in silver struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 350-325 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2590. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, left. Reverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Hemisiglos
- Recorded diameter
- 14 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.37 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, left.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing left, wings closed.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥ ΝΟΥΜΗΝΙΟΣ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2590
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2590
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 bibliographynr. 19, pl. 1, pic. 19
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 74, nr. 7756, pl. 268, pic. 5
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1442, pl. 45, pic. 1442
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 102, nr. 628
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution