Co 1307 (Early Roman obol of Athens) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
175
Not before (date)
125
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 207a, p. 134, pl. 17 (Period VB/C; J. Kroll)
Comparanda
SvoronosPick19231926, pl. 96:44
Contributor Notes
2017 (May 30): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023-2024: JLR identified and described coin after consultation with Alan Walker.
Preservation description
Wear: G. Slight marginal chipping; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching. Small spots of incipient pale bluish green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 25, no. 251 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman Rule ... Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12)
1
Has denomination
Obol
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
18.0
Numismatic Mint
Athens
Numismatic Weight (g)
4.6
Obverse Description
Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet with long visor; tightly within dotted border
Reverse Description
Nike standing left, holding [wreath] in upraised right hand; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
[Α]ΘΗΝ-[ΑΙ]
Chronology comment
Coin dated mid-late 120s-ca. AD 175; see AgoraXXVI, pp. 115-116.
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph