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Dikaia, hekte (CN type 265)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 540/535-492/490 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

hekte in electrum struck at Dikaia in Thrace dated ca. 540/535-492/490 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 265. Obverse: Head of bearded Herakles, left, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Incuse square.

Physical characteristics

Material
electrum
Denomination
hekte
Recorded diameter
10.1 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.63 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Dikaia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Milesian

Design

Obverse type
Head of bearded Herakles, left, wearing lion skin.
Reverse type
Incuse square.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/265
Type corpus identifier
CN type 265

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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