- Co 69 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Apamea) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -38
- Not before (date)
- -39
- Comment
- Coin dated 39/8 BC
- 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
- Label or tag text
- In area with much pottery, glass, tile
- Preservation comment
- 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, ↓ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ | ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ | ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ; in left field, retrograde Γ
- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 69 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Apamea).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0069>
