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cn type 285

Mint
Mesembria 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

450-350 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Crested Corinthian helmet facing.
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Reverse
Legend
ΜΕͲΑ
Design
Radiate wheel with four spokes containing Ethnic.
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Metrology
Denomination
Diobol 🔍  
Standard: Chian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 13 mm / Min: 9.5 mm
Average Weight
1.25 g (68x)
Axes
7 (1x) 9 (1x)
Public Commentary

further specimens of this type: Lanz 82, lot 100; Lanz 97, lot 146; Lanz 135, lot 115; Lanz 138, lot 177; Gorny&Mosch 220, lot 1127.1128;

Citation

Karayotov, The Coinage of Mesambria: Silver and Gold Coins of Mesambria, Sozopol 1994 p. 80-82, nr. 37-140, pl. 2-4, pic. 37-140  ❐

editions

cn.mesembria.1_ed.4  🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 285, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/285 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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