Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 763 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-19
Not before (date)
-25
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980
, p. 219 (rev.
KenchreaiIII
)
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI
152, p. 108, pl. 14 (J. Kroll)
Comparanda
SvoronosPick19231926
, pl. 80:37-43
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Sparse margin nicking and chipping; slight, sparse pitting and scratching. Small patches of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 54, no. 68 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Reduced-AE1
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Athens
Numismatic Weight (g)
6.64
Obverse Description
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; within dotted border
Reverse Description
Owl standing right on prow; to right, ear of wheat (traces); within olive wreath (traces)
Reverse Inscription
Α|[ΘΕ]
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
Suggested citation
“Co 763 (Early Roman bronze coin 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/co0763>