Ilium

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 347

The mint associated with the ancient site of Ilium in Troas. The site is also known as Troy.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Ilium, silver, tetradrachms (185-50 BCE)		Silver	15,189 kg
Ilium (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (155-145 BCE)		Silver	3,079 kg
Ilium, silver, drachms (90-50 BCE)		Silver	1,616 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
18929 - Ilium (tetradrachm Athena/Athena) over uncertain type (Glasgow, Hunterian Museum, 1021)		Silver	100 BC JL
18927 - Ilium (tetradrachm Athena/Athena) over uncertain type (Vienna, KHM, 33870)		Silver	100 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
16707 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus) over Ilium (Athena/Athena) (Bowers Galleries, May 2023, 71027)		Silver	85 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	ilium
Definition:	The mint associated with the ancient site of Ilium in Troas. The site is also known as Troy.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	550595
Ancient regionAncient region.	Troas Nomisma: troas
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	39.957500° N, 26.238889° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Troy https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550595 http://sws.geonames.org/298885/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x46981 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002329

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Literature

• Bellinger 1961
• Ellis-Evans - Erol-Özdizbay 2020
• Ellis-Evans 2016

Authors

• Alfred R. Bellinger
• Aneurin Ellis-Evans
• Aliye Erol-Özdizbay