Co 683 (Early Roman hemiobol of Athens) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
125
Not before (date)
120
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 163b, p. 127, pl. 20 (J. Kroll)
Comparanda
SvoronosPick19231926, pl. 88:23, 26
Contributor Notes
2012 (late May-early June): R. Weir studied and identified, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2022: JLR revised identification after consultation with Alan Walker.
Preservation description
Wear: G+. Slightly nicking around edge; extensive, slight pitting to rare cratering, and sparse cracking; flaking on reverse. Scattered areas of white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 12, no. 21 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Athens, Hellenistic Period”)
Axis (1-12)
3
Has denomination
Hemiobol
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
14.0
Numismatic Mint
Athens
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.04
Obverse Description
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; all within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Description
Owl standing right and facing; all within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
To right, ΑΘΗ
Chronology comment
Dated early 120s CE
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bird (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph