Selymbria, Obol (CN type 322)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 425/420-411/410 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceObol in silver struck at Selymbria in Thrace dated ca. 425/420-411/410 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 322. Obverse: Cock standing left. Reverse: Grain.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 9–10 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.75 g (mean of 11 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Selymbria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Thraco-Macedonian
Design
- Obverse type
- Cock standing left.
- Reverse type
- Grain.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΑΛΥ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/322
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 322
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. 49, nr. 69-73, pl. 8
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 167, nr. 1639
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution