Inventory Number: | N 7181 | |
Section Number: | ΒΔ-437 | |
Category: | Coin | |
Description: | Plated bronze counterfeit tetradrachm. No silver preserved; disfigured by deep chisel cuts and corrosion. The large size of the owl precludes attribution to any pre-480 B.C. owl series. Type as Agora XXVI, nos. 9, 16, or 23. | |
Notes: | Coin no. 437. Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Lot ΒΔ 203? | |
Context: | Greek House δ, Room 6 (Tunnel), Layer "8" or "9" or "10" (found by shovelman in fill from that room). | |
Obverse: | Head of Athena. | |
Reverse: | Owl standing r., with olive branch. | |
Notebook Page: | 510, 648 | |
Negatives: | 82-39-6 | |
Weight: | 8.43 | |
Denomination: | Tetradrachm (Plated Counterfeit) | |
Die Axis: | 10:30 | |
Material: | Silver | |
Metal: | Silver | |
Chronology: | 5th - 3rd c. B.C. | |
Date: | 17 June 1971 | |
Section: | ΒΔ | |
Period: | Greek | |
Region: | Attica | |
Authority: | Athens | |
Bibliography: | Agora XXVI, no. 26, photo. | |
References: | Publication: Agora XXVI Publication Page: Agora 26, s. 48, p. 22 Publication Page: Agora 26, s. 363, p. 337 Image: 2004.05.0101 (82-39-06) Image: 2012.73.1010 (82-39-6) Card: ΒΔ-437 |