- Co 774 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Antigonos II Gonatas) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -239
- Not before (date)
- -277
- Comment
- JLR: This is the rare, small-module Athena/Pan issue. Quarter-obol? See AgoraXXVI, p. 189.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 508, p. 189, pl. 24 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- SNGCopMac3 1212, 1213
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. Extensive, moderate pitting and marginal attrition have reduced size and weight. Incipient pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 16, no. 79 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Hellenic or Hellenistic“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- Tetartemorion
- Numismatic Authority
- Antigonus II Gonatas (king of Macedon, 277-274 and 272-239 BCE)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.62
- Obverse Description
- Head of Athena to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
- Reverse Description
- Pan striding to right, erecting or (crowning?) trophy
- Reverse Inscription
- Β-[Α]; between legs, small monogram of Antigonos (traces)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Pan (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 774 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Antigonos II Gonatas).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0774>
