Abydos, bronze (CN type 3027)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 250-200 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 250-200 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3027. Obverse: Turreted head of Artemis facing. Reverse: Eagle standing right, head left, wings closed.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 12–14 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.58 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Turreted head of Artemis facing.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing right, head left, wings closed.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3027
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3027
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. 5, nr. 41
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution