Inventory Number: | N 6243 | |
Section Number: | ΒΓ-895 | |
Category: | Coin | |
Description: | See notes on the envelope (about the dating of the coin). Plated bronze Counterfeit Tetradrachm. About half of the silver plating remaining on the bronze core; test cut on obverse; weight before cleaning:12.55. | |
Notes: | Coin no. 895. Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. | |
Context: | Crossroads enclosure, Layer 11 (layer below deposit J 5:2); sanctuary context of 420's B.C. | |
Obverse: | Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet ornamented with palmette and olive leaves. | |
Reverse: | ΑΘΕ Owl standing r., facing; behind, olive spray and crescent. | |
Notebook Page: | 522, 696, 1780 | |
Negatives: | C 614 | |
Weight: | 11.81 | |
Denomination: | Tetradrachm (Plated Counterfeit) | |
Die Axis: | 3:00 | |
Material: | Silver | |
Metal: | Silver | |
Chronology: | Ca. 450's - 404 B.C. | |
Date: | 9 May 1972 | |
Section: | ΒΓ | |
Lot: | Lot ΒΓ 510 | |
Period: | Greek | |
Region: | Attica | |
Authority: | Athens | |
Bibliography: | Agora XXVI, no. 9 a, photo. | |
Published Type: | Svoronos (1923), pls. 11-17:24, passim. | |
References: | Publication: Agora XXVI Publication Page: Agora 26, s. 43, p. 17 Publication Page: Agora 26, s. 362, p. 336 Images (4) Card: ΒΓ-895 Card: ΒΓ-895 |