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- Co 774 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Antigonos II Gonatas) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-239
- Not before (date)
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-277
- Comment
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JLR: This is the rare, small-module Athena/Pan issue. Quarter-obol? See AgoraXXVI, p. 189.
- 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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AgoraXXVI 508, p. 189, pl. 24 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
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SNGCopMac3 1212, 1213
- Preservation comment
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Wear: aF. Extensive, moderate pitting and marginal attrition have reduced size and weight. Incipient pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 16, no. 79 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Hellenic or Hellenistic“)
- Axis (1-12)
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1
- Has denomination
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Tetartemorion
- Numismatic Authority
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Antigonus II Gonatas (king of Macedon, 277-274 and 272-239 BCE)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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15.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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1.62
- Obverse Description
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Head of Athena to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
- Reverse Description
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Pan striding to right, erecting or (crowning?) trophy
- Reverse Inscription
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Β-[Α]; between legs, small monogram of Antigonos (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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Pan (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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