Co 231 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-19
Not before (date)
-25
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC I, 1311
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 153a, p. 108, pl. 14 (J. Kroll)
Preservation comment
Wear: aF. Extensive, slight pitting and scratching. Incipient pale green bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 12, no. 24, pl. I (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Reduced-AE1
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Athens
Numismatic Weight (g)
8.29
Obverse Description
Helmeted head of Athena to right; within border of dots or wreath (traces)
Reverse Description
Sphinx wearing kalathos crouching to right within olive wreath
Reverse Inscription
In upper field, [Α]Θ-Ε
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 231 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0231>