RPC IV.1, 3436 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 3436 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Attica
City Athens
Reign Uncertain
Issue Agora Period VC
Dating 140's or 150's – ca. 175
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bust of Athena, right, with drapery on left shoulder
Reverse inscription ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Reverse design contest between Poseidon and Athena: to left, nude Poseidon advancing, right, brandishing trident; to right, Athena advancing, left, extending arm, holing spear and shield; between, olive-tree entwined by serpent; in branches, owl
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 3, 7, 12
Reference Kroll, Agora 261(1), Svoronos, Athens 89.11, BMC 709
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Svoronos, Athens 89.11, under 'Mu'
2 2     Kroll, Agora 261a, pl. 18
3 3     ✸ L: BMC 709
4 4     L: 1929-5-15-182
5 5     Mu: 219c (acc. 21575)
6 6     O