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- Co 688 (Early Hellenistic hemiobol of Athens) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-300
- Not before (date)
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-307
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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KC072
- Comparanda
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AgoraXXVI 50, p. 44, pl. 5 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
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SvoronosPick19231926, pl. 22:85-88
- Contributor Notes
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2017 (May 24): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
- Preservation description
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Wear: G. Extensive, moderate pitting; small areas of light bluish bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 12, no. 17 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
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2
- Has denomination
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Hemiobol
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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14.5
- Numismatic Mint
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Athens
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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3.1
- Obverse Description
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Head of Athena to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
- Reverse Description
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Owl facing, standing left, within olive wreath
- Reverse Inscription
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To left and right, ΗΘ-Α (retrograde; traces)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Bird (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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