RPC IV.1, 3437 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 3437 (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 head of Athena (with traces of drapery), right
Reverse inscription ΑΘΗΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Ἀθηναίων
Translation of the Athenians
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
Average weight 7.52 g
Axis 9, 12
Reference Kroll, Agora 261(2), Svoronos, Athens 89.12–15
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ex private coll. A. Romanos = Svoronos, Athens 89.12
2 2     B: I-B NCP, p. 130, no. 4, pl. Z.XVI (rev.) = Svoronos, Athens 89.13
3 3     A Svoronos, Athens 89.14
4 4     ✸ Mu: 219cc (acc. 22646) Svoronos, Athens 89.15
5 5     MünzZentrum 112 (04/09/2002), 714