Maroneia, Distater (CN type 979)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 365-330 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceDistater in silver struck at Maroneia in Thrace dated ca. 365-330 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 979. Obverse: Bridled horse prancing left. Reverse: Vine with four bunches of grapes within linear square; all within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Distater
- Recorded diameter
- 20.5–25 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.01 g (mean of 14 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Maroneia
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- reduced Attic
Design
- Obverse type
- Bridled horse prancing left.
- Reverse type
- Vine with four bunches of grapes within linear square; all within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΚΡΑΤΕΟΣ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Recorded findspots
- Haskovo (Хасково)
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/979
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 979
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. 161-162, nr. 487-491
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 172f.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution