Orthosia

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 231

The mint at the ancient site of Orthosia in Phoenicia.

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)
S 935 - Orthosia (Cleopatra), bronze (Cleopatra/Baal) (36-34 BCE)		Bronze
S 2067 - Orthosia (Caracalla), silver, tetradrachms (215-217 CE)		Silver	4,210 kg

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Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	orthosia_phoenicia
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Orthosia in Phoenicia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	668325
Ancient regionAncient region.	Syria (Phoenicia) Nomisma: phoenicia, Nomisma: greek_syria
Modern countryModern country	Syria
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	34° 43' 0.00" N, 35° 56' 0.00" E
Links	https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668325 https://ikmk.smb.museum/ndp/ort/1892

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Literature

• Nurpetlian 2021
• Olivier - Aumaître 2017

Authors

• Héloïse Aumaître
• Jack Nurpetlian
• Julien Olivier