Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 231 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-19
Not before (date)
-25
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
KC071
Comparanda
RPC I, 1311
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI
153a, pp. 87-88, 108, pl. 14 (Period IVD; J. H. 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 polos 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>