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Thebe, bronze coin — Forepart of winged horse (CN type 3938)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 380–330 BC

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Thebe 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 3938 (period: Classical Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Wreathed female head, right. Reverse: Forepart of winged horse, right. Legend: ΘΗΒΑ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 1.11 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 9–10.1 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Stauber et al., Die Bucht von Adramytteion, Bonn 1996, p. 243, nr. 2.

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Historical context

Thebe, also known as Thebe Hypoplakia or Placian Thebe, was an ancient city in Anatolia situated at the foot of Mount Placus, near the modern village of Tepeoba. Alternative designations for the settlement included Placia, Hypoplacia, and Hypoplacian Thebes. This bronze coinage was produced by the city as the issuing authority during the Classical Period in Mysia, dating to approximately 380–330 BC.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
9–10.1 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.11 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thebe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Wreathed female head, right.
Reverse type
Forepart of winged horse, right.
Reverse legend
ΘΗΒΑ

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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3938
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3938

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