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Iolla, bronze coin — Forepart of winged horse (CN type 3412)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 380–330 BC

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Iolla in Mysia, dated c. 380–330 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 3412 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Head of Athena to right with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath. Reverse: Forepart of winged horse, right. Legend: ΙΟΛΛΕΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.75 g (mean of 17 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 17–21 mm (from 17 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 213-214, nr. 606-607; Stauber et al., Die Bucht von Adramytteion, Bonn 1996, p. 250, nr. 17-18.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Iolla was an ancient town and polis located in ancient Aeolis, though numismatic material also associates it with Mysia. The town's historical existence is not recorded in surviving literary texts but is deduced entirely from numismatic evidence dated to the 4th century BC, which features the heads of Athena or Zeus alongside Greek legends identifying the citizens. Modern scholars such as Joseph Stauber and Louis Robert have attempted to trace its setting, assuming it lay near Adramyttium.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
17–21 mm (from 17 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.75 g (mean of 17 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Iolla
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of Athena to right with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath.
Reverse type
Forepart of winged horse, right.
Reverse legend
ΙΟΛΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Classical 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. 1 closely related CN type with the same mint, denomination and design is consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3412
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3412

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 3415

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΙΟΛΛΕΩΝ); dated c. 380–330 BC. Consolidated into this entry

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