- Co 539 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Athens) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -86
- Not before (date)
- -87
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 97, p. 74 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- Kleiner1976, pp. 33-34, pl. 2:30-33 (Type 2k)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. Uncommon, moderate gouging and pitting to cratering on both faces. Small patches of white to light blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 43 (R. Hohlfelder as identified “Patrae, 146-32 B.C.“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 17.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Athens
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.81
- Obverse Description
- Head of Athena to right wearing Corinthian helmet
- Reverse Description
- Nude Zeus striding to right, hurling thunderbolt with right arm
- Reverse Inscription
- Around figure, Α|Θ–Ε ; in right field, star between two crescents
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 539 (Late Hellenistic 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/co0539>
