Abydos, bronze (CN type 2810)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 375-325 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 375-325 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2810. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, left. Reverse: Eagle standing right, wings closed.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 19–21 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.39 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, left.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing right, wings closed.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2810
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2810
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. 27, pl. 1, pic. 27
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 15, pl. 1, pic. 15
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 982, pic. 982
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 21, pl. 2, pic. 21
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 373, nr. 4015, pic. 4015
Research required
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