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- Co 69 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Apamea) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-38
- Not before (date)
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-39
- Comment
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Coin dated 39/8 BC
- Logical part of
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Area B (northwest side of harbor)
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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RPC I, 4336
- Label or tag text
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In area with much pottery, glass, tile
- Preservation comment
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Wear: VF. One deep circular pit in reverse; moderate, extensive bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, pp. 11, 83, no. 11 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
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12
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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22.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Apamea (Syria)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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7.92
- Obverse Description
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Bust of Athena to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
- Reverse Description
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Nike advancing to left holding palm branch over shoulder in left hand and wreath in outstretched right hand
- Reverse Inscription
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Left to right, ↓ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ | ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ | ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ; in left field, retrograde Γ
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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