- Co 508 (Middle-Late Hellenistic bronze coin of the Thessalian League) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -46
- Not before (date)
- -170
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Cited by
- Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 540, p. 195 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- Rogers1932, pp. 18-23, nos. 5-42
- Comparanda
- SNGCopAetEub 310-317
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aG. Snapped edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and scratching; large delaminated flakes from both faces. Deep gouging and striations esp. obverse from too vigorous mechanical cleaning.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 28, no. 283 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Greek Imperial”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 10
- Numismatic Authority
- Thessalian League
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 18.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.69
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of Apollo to right
- Reverse Description
- Athena Itonia striding right, brandishing spear in upraised right hand and shield on left arm
- Reverse Inscription
- To left and right of figure, [ΘE]ΣΣA-Λ[ΩN]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 508 (Middle-Late Hellenistic bronze coin of the Thessalian League).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0508>
