RPC III, 406

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 406
Province Achaea
Region Attica
City Athens
Reign Hadrian
Dating early 120s
Obverse inscription
Obverse design Ηead of Athena with Attic helmet or bust of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet and aegis, right
Reverse inscription ΑΘΕ (162, or ΑΘΗ, 163-7)
Edition Ἀθε(ναίον)
Translation of the Athenians
Reverse design owl standing right (162-4, 167) or left (165-6); to left, olive branch with two leaves and berry
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 2.75 g
Axis 3, 11
Reference Sv Pl. 88, 23–34, 46, Kroll 162–7
Specimens 5 (10 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Athens Agora MM-500
2 2     Athens Agora ΛΛ-256
3 3     Athens Agora OO-270
4 4     Münster: 1210
5 5     Peus 442, 28 Apr. 2025, lot 227