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Temnus SNG Copenhagen Temnus 259

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Temnus SNG Copenhagen Temnus 259, Bronze, struck at Temnus, 150–30 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a crested corinthian helmet. Reverse: athena promachos wearing a corinthian helmet, dressed in armor holding a spear and a shield in the left hand. Weight about 2.1 g, diameter 14.0 mm.
obverse Temnus SNG Copenhagen Temnus 259
reverse Temnus SNG Copenhagen Temnus 259
mint Temnus weight 2.06g (13)
ruler — diameter ⌀14.0 (10)
denomination — axis 9↕ (13)
material Bronze technique —
country Greece dataset IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org)
obverse

Head of Athena wearing a crested Corinthian helmet

reverse

Athena Promachos wearing a Corinthian helmet, dressed in armor holding a spear and a shield in the left hand

specimens (13)
British Museum 1.74g ⌀15.0 12↕
British Museum 2.04g ⌀13.0 12↕
British Museum 2.17g ⌀13.0 12↕
British Museum 1.99g ⌀14.0 12↕
British Museum 2.50g ⌀13.0 12↕
British Museum 1.64g ⌀13.0 11↕
British Museum 1.87g ⌀14.0 12↕
British Museum 1.70g ⌀15.0 12↕
British Museum 2.03g ⌀15.0 12↕
British Museum 2.53g ⌀15.0 12↕

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Temnus SNG Copenhagen Temnus 259 (temnus_sng_copenhagen_259), 150–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/temnus-sng-copenhagen-temnus-259/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA