Co 789 (Middle-Late Hellenistic bronze coin of the Thessalian League) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-50
Not before (date)
-196
Comment
Coin dated 196 to 1st century BC
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 541, p. 195, pl. 24 (J. Kroll)
Comparanda
Rogers1933, pp. 23-24, nos. 43-51b, fig. 6
Comparanda
SNGCopThessIllyric 324, 326, 327, pl. 7
Preservation comment
Wear: aG/aF. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting and gouging, Small patches of white and light blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 12, no. 18 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Athens, Hellenistic Period“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Numismatic Authority
Thessalian League
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
16.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.66
Obverse Description
Head of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet to right
Obverse Inscription
To left, ↓ [I]ΣΑΓ (?); above, traces of letters
Reverse Description
Horse prancing to right
Reverse Inscription
[Θ]ΕΣ|ΣΑ[ΛΩ]Ν
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Horse or Donkey (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation
“Co 789 (Middle-Late Hellenistic bronze coin of the Thessalian League).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0789>