Mesembria, heavy denomination (bronze) (CN type 327)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
100-20 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceheavy denomination (bronze) in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace dated 100-20 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 327. Obverse: Head of Dionysus, right, wearing ivy wreath. Reverse: Bunch of grapes.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- heavy denomination (bronze)
- Recorded diameter
- 21–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.6 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Dionysus, right, wearing ivy wreath.
- Reverse type
- Bunch of grapes.
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕΣΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/327
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 327
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. 390, nr. 1-7, pl. 127, pic. 1-7
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution