Abydos, Obol (CN type 3551)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 405-380 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasObol in silver struck at Abydos in Troas dated ca. 405-380 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3551. Obverse: Eagle standing left, wings closed. Reverse: Gorgoneion within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 9–10 mm (from 7 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.49 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- reduced Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Eagle standing left, wings closed.
- Reverse type
- Gorgoneion within incuse square.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3551
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3551
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. 261, nr. 161
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 7, pl. 1, pic. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 957, pl. 37, pic. 957
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1325-1326, nr. 2446
Research required
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