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- Co 791 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Athens) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-270
- Not before (date)
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-270
- 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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AgoraXXVI 57a, p. 46, pl. 6 (J. Kroll)
- Label or tag text
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surface find, next to pt 3
- Preservation comment
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Wear: aVF. Slight, sparse chipping and cracking along edge. Scattered patches of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 46 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Pergamum, Second Century B.C.“?)
- Axis (1-12)
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12
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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15.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Athens
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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2.75
- Obverse Description
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Head of Athena in crested Corinthian helmet to right
- Reverse Description
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Owl standing facing; in right field, a wreath
- Reverse Inscription
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Around owl, Α|Θ-Ε
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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