Co 683 (Early Roman hemiobol of Athens) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph