Co 782 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Athens) [permalink] [show more links]
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>