Co 774 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Antigonos II Gonatas) [permalink] [show fewer 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 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

Reverse Photograph