Abydos, bronze (CN type 2993)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 325-250 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 325-250 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2993. Obverse: Turreted head of Artemis with bow and quiver, right. Reverse: Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings closed.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18.5–23.5 mm (from 15 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.94 g (mean of 16 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Turreted head of Artemis with bow and quiver, right.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings closed.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2993
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2993
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 bibliographyp. 1333, nr. 2471, pl. CLXVIII, pic. 28
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 69, nr. 7-15, 36-39, pic. 1.7-15, 4.36-39
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2519, pl. 88, pic. 2519
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 67-76
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