KC071 (Early Roman bronze coin of Athens) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Is Part Of
Coin Finds
Not after (date)
-19
Not before (date)
-25
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
RPC I 1311
Comparanda
Co 231
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 153, pp. 87-88, 108, pl. 14 (Period IVD; J. H. Kroll)
Conservation
2008 (July): Bronze corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluene for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).
Preservation description
Wear: G. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting; a few deep nicks around edges. Thin, widespread, small patches of green bronze disease.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1119-1120, no. 780, fig. 23.1
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Reduced-AE1
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
18.0
Numismatic Mint
Athens
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.1
Obverse Description
Helmeted head of Athena to right; within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Description
Sphinx wearing polos crouching to right; within olive wreath
Reverse Inscription
ΑΘ̣–[E]
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 60
Chronology comment
ca. 25-19 BCE
Explanation of deposition
Funerary offering placed on face or neck of man 63A.
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
In Excavated Unit
Locus G60-002
Location in unit
Lower fill inside west cist near upper neck or mouth of man 60A.
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph