RPC IV, 8244


Image of specimen #3

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8244 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IV.1
Number	8244 (temporary)
Province	Achaea
Region	Attica
City	Athens
Reign	Uncertain
Issue	Agora Periods VB and C
Dating	c. 120–175
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	bust of Athena wearing aegis, right; in laurel wreath
Reverse inscription	ΑΘΗΝΑΙ
Reverse design	nude Theseus advancing, left, brandishing club, carrying cloak
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	17 mm
Axis	3, 6, 12
Reference	Kroll, Agora 208(2), Svoronos, Athens 96.27, BMC 768
Specimens	5 (3 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1		Ex private coll. J. Hirsch = Svoronos, Athens 96.27	18			Show
2	2		Kroll, Agora 208a, pl. 17	15	2.30		Show
3	3 ✸	L: BMC 768		18	3.04	12	Show
4	4	B: I-B		18	4.37	6	Show
5	5	B: (Löbb)		17	3.00	3	Show