Selymbria, Diobol (CN type 283)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 492/490-473/470 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Diobol in silver struck at Selymbria in Thrace dated ca. 492/490-473/470 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 283. Obverse: Cock standing left. Reverse: Incuse square.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Diobol
Recorded mean weight
0.85 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Selymbria
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Thraco-Macedonian

Design

Obverse type
Cock standing left.
Reverse type
Incuse square.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/283
Type corpus identifier
CN type 283

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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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
Research required
Licensed photograph
Documented

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
  • Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
  • Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution
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