Dikaia, Obol (CN type 287)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 450-430 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceObol in silver struck at Dikaia in Thrace dated ca. 450-430 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 287. Obverse: Cock standing right. Reverse: Scallop shell in incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 8–10 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.67 g (mean of 10 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Dikaia
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- reduced Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Cock standing right.
- Reverse type
- Scallop shell in incuse square.
- Obverse legend
- ΔΙΚΑ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/287
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 287
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. 99, nr. 1455
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 179-181
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution