cn type 285

Edition

An edition has been created for this type.🔍

Mint

Mesembria 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐
Typology

Date

450-350 BC
Classical Period  🔍

Obverse

Design

Crested Corinthian helmet facing.
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Reverse

Legend

ΜΕΤΑ

Design

Radiate wheel with four spokes containing Ethnic.
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Metrology

Denomination

Diobol 🔍 ❐

Material

silver  🔍 ❐

Diameter

Max: 13 mm / Min: 9.5 mm

Average Weight

1.25 g (67x)

Axes

7 (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/types/285 [Last downloaded: 2025/06/21]

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