Co 1113 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Athens?) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Comment

JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIC

Comment

R. Weir: “Athens? 4th c. BC? definitely Greek rather than late Roman. Perhaps as Agora XXVI 37 (4th c. BC, legend within three encircling crescents); cf. the other small (AE5) kollyboi/hemichalka, nos. 110–115 (circa 135–86 BC)

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Contributor Notes

2012 (November 23): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

Wear: P. Broken into two pieces after recovery.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 74, no. 1156 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Ostrogothic Coinage—Baduila“)

Has denomination

Hemichalkon

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

10.0

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

11.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.84

Reverse Inscription

ΑΘ|Ε in wreath (?)

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Classical (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)