KC079 (Late Hellenistic tetrachalkon of Patrae) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

-40

Not before (date)

-40

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Comparanda

BCDPeloponnesos 515, 516, p. 139

Comparanda

sim. BMCPeloponnesus 5, p. 22

Conservation

2009 (July): Cleaned mechanically (Phyllis Graham).

Description

Prominent centering dimple on obverse.

Preservation description

Wear: F. Roughly 40% of coin snapped off from obverse left. Slight, extensive pitting and sparse scratching on reverse.

Published as

Weir2022, p. 1126, no. 801, fig. 23.5

Axis (1-12)

9

Has denomination

Tetrachalkon

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

19.0

Numismatic Issuer

Aristarchos Damonos (magistrate at Patras, ca. 50-25 BCE)

Numismatic Mint

Patrae

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.3

Obverse Description

Helmeted head of Athena to right

Reverse Description

Poseidon brandishing trident to right; in left field, monogram; in right field, caduceus

Reverse Inscription

[ΑΡ]ΙϹΤΑΡΧΟ̣Ϲ̣ [ΔΑΜⲰΝΟϹ ΠΑΤΡΕⲰΝ]; to left, ΠΑΤΡΑΙ (monogram)

Chronology comment

ca. 40 BCE

Explanation of deposition

Residual.

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Poseidon/Neptune (Visual Motif)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0909-006

Location in unit

Middle level inside south passageway, central trench.

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph