Abydus

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 294

The mint at the ancient site of Abydus in Troas.

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)
H 206 - Abydus (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (325-306 BCE)	100px	Silver	5,028 kg
Abydus (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (325-301 BCE)		Silver	30,907 kg
Abydus (Alexander the Great), silver, hemidrachms (325-301 BCE)		Silver	207 kg
Abydus (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (325-301 BCE)		Gold	155,764 kg
Abydus (Philip II), gold, quarter staters (325-301 BCE)		Gold	50,590 kg
H 205 - Abydus (Philip II), gold, staters (323-319 BCE)		Gold	44,084 kg
H 204b - Abydus (Philip II), gold, eight staters (323-319 BCE)		Gold	1,029 kg
Abydus, silver, tetradrachms (110-70 BCE)		Silver	13,951 kg
Abydus, gold, aurei (RRC 507/1 Casca Longus 43-42 BCE)		Gold	3,317 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
18934 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (London, BM, 1901-7-6.6)		Silver	90 BC JL
18938 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (Oxford, AM, HCR 101281)		Silver	90 BC JL
18936 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, FG 34)		Silver	90 BC JL
18940 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (Pecunem, 23, Oct. 2014, 299)		Silver	90 BC JL
3066 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Vienna, KHM, 16654)		Silver	90 BC JL
1166 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over Mithridates Eupator (Mihtridates/stag) (Leu, 10, Oct. 2021, 2136)		Silver	85 BC JL
4533 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (Morton & Eden, 115, May 2022, 105)		Silver	80 BC JL

Overstruck coins

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Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	abydus
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Abydus in Troas.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	501325
Ancient regionAncient region.	Troas Nomisma: troas
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	40.196017° N, 26.406964° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Abydos,_Hellespont https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501325 http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x46147 http://geonames.org/749780 http://sws.geonames.org/749780/

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Literature

• Callataÿ 1996
• Klose 1985
• SNG Copenhagen Troas
• Thompson 1991

Authors

• François de Callataÿ
• Dietrich O. A. Klose
• Margaret Thompson