Abydos, drachm (CN type 3549)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 405-380 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 405-380 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3549. Obverse: Eagle standing right, wings closed. Reverse: Gorgoneion.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 14–15 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.67 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Eagle standing right, wings closed.
- Reverse type
- Gorgoneion.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΒΥΔ (backwards)
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3549
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3549
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
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution