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Abydos, bronze (CN type 3303)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

27 v. Chr.-238 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas dated 27 v. Chr.-238 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3303. Obverse: Head of (youthful) hero Abydos, right. Reverse: Two bull heads, back to back.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
17.2–20 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.17 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of (youthful) hero Abydos, right.
Reverse type
Two bull heads, back to back.
Obverse legend
ΑΒΥΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΒΥΔΗ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3303
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3303

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