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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↕
National Museum of Denmark 2.49g
National Museum of Denmark 1.75g
National Museum of Denmark 2.29g

Cite this coin

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: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA