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Side, bronze coin — Athena standing left (CN type 3168)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

3rd century BC

Issuing entity

Side

Coin in bronze struck at Side, dated 3rd century BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 3168 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, left hand resting on spear; behind, shield. Legend: ΣΙΔΗΤ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.14 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 17–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
1

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
17–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.14 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Side
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse type
Athena standing left, holding Nike in right hand, left hand resting on spear; behind, shield.
Reverse legend
ΣΙΔΗΤ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3168
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3168

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

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