- Co 231 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens) [permalink] [show fewer 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
- 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
-
