Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 782 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Athens)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-284
Not before (date)
-287
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI
52, pp. 44-45, pl. 5 (J. Kroll)
Comparanda
SvoronosPick19231926
, pl. 22:81-83
Preservation comment
Wear: G/aG. One gouge along edge; faint, very rare pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 12, no. 19 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
14.5
Numismatic Mint
Athens
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.28
Obverse Description
Head of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet to right
Reverse Description
Owl standing to right within [olive wreath]
Reverse Inscription
Α-Θ|Η
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bird (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 782 (Early Hellenistic 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/co0782>