- Co 683 (Early Roman hemiobol of Athens) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 125
- Not before (date)
- 120
- Comment
- Coin dated early 120s
- 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
- Preservation comment
- 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
- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 683 (Early Roman hemiobol 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/co0683>
