Co 69 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Apamea) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-38

Not before (date)

-39

Logical part of

Area B (northwest side of harbor)

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RPC I, 4336

Contributor Notes

2008 (May-June): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Contributor Notes

2023: JLR revised reading and dating.

Label or tag text

In area with much pottery, glass, tile

Preservation description

Wear: VF. One deep circular pit in reverse; moderate, extensive bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, pp. 11, 83, no. 11 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

22.0

Numismatic Mint

Apamea (Syria)

Numismatic Weight (g)

7.92

Obverse Description

Bust of Athena to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet

Reverse Description

Nike advancing to left holding palm branch over shoulder in left hand and wreath in outstretched right hand

Reverse Inscription

Left to right, ↓ [Α]Π̣Α̣ΜΕΩΝ | ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ | ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ ; in left field, retrograde Γ

Chronology comment

Dated 39/8 BCE

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph