Selymbria, Tetrobol (CN type 304)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 492/490-473/470 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceTetrobol in silver struck at Selymbria in Thrace dated ca. 492/490-473/470 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 304. Obverse: Cock standing left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, divided by two crossed lines.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Tetrobol
- Recorded diameter
- 12–15 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.25 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Selymbria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Thraco-Macedonian
Design
- Obverse type
- Cock standing left.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square, divided by two crossed lines.
- Obverse legend
- ΣΑ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/304
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 304
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. 45 f., nr. 19-22, pl. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 165, nr. 1630
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution