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Dardanos, bronze (CN type 3960)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 200-100 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Dardanos in Troas dated ca. 200-100 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3960. Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus, right. Reverse: Eagle, facing, wings spread, holding nude Ganymede; within laurel wreath.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21.4–22.4 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.05 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Dardanos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Zeus, right.
Reverse type
Eagle, facing, wings spread, holding nude Ganymede; within laurel wreath.
Reverse legend
ΔΑΡΔΑ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3960
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3960

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Material
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Weight
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