Co 763 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens) [permalink] [show more links]
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>