Co 539 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Athens) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph