Co 763 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens) [permalink]

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