RPC IV.1, 8220 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8220 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Attica
City Athens
Reign Uncertain
Issue Agora Period VB
Dating c. 120's – 140's (or 150's)
Obverse inscription
Obverse design bust of Athena wearing aegis, right
Reverse inscription ΑΘΗ
Edition Ἀθη(ναίων)
Translation of the Athenians
Reverse design nude Theseus advancing, left, brandishing club, carrying cloak, about to hit Minotaur, falling, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.85 g
Axis 4, 8, 12
Reference Kroll, Agora 189, Svoronos, Athens 96.17, BMC 763
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 763 NCP, p. 146, pl. DD.IV (rev.) = Svoronos, Athens 96.17
2 2     Kroll, Agora 189a, pl. 16
3 3     L: 1920-8-5-640
4 4     B: (Löbb)