Mesembria, light denomination (bronze) (CN type 309)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
400-350 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracelight denomination (bronze) in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace dated 400-350 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 309. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Radiate wheel with four spokes containing Ethnic.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- light denomination (bronze)
- Recorded diameter
- 11–17 mm (from 15 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.38 g (mean of 18 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Radiate wheel with four spokes containing Ethnic.
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕͲΑ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Recorded findspots
- Nesebar (Несебър), Burgas Region
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/309
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 309
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. 138-144, nr. 1-151, pl. 1-4, pic. 1-151
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution