Abydos, bronze (CN type 3088)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 100-50 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 100-50 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3088. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Two torches crossed.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 11.2–13 mm (from 9 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.4 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, right.
- Reverse type
- Two torches crossed.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3088
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3088
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 bibliographynr. 44-45, pl. 1, pic. 44-45
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 5, nr. 44, pl. II, pic. 6
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution