Thessalonica (Roman Republic), bronze, ca 7g (Athena/cow grazing) (55-45 BCE)

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45 BCE - 55 CE Bronze

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena right. Border of dots.
Reverse: ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek).Cow standing right.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Thessalonica Ancient region: Macedon Modern country: Greece Authority: Roman Republic
Chronology
From 45 BCE to 55 CE Period: Roman from 30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 7.00 Denomination: Standard:
Image
]]Thessalonica_Athena_cow.jpg [1]
References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Kourempanas 2016, τύποι 14.
Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 722
Coin series web reference:



Obverse dies distribution
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
1 12 63.16 12 41.38 E3, E4, E9, E10, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18, E19
2 5 26.32 10 34.48 E1, E5, E6, E7, E11
3 1 5.26 3 10.34 E2
4 1 5.26 4 13.79 E8
Total 19 of 19 100 29 of 29 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks


References

  1. ^  Kourempanas, Theodoros (2016), "Τα ελληνιστικά νομίσματα της Θεσσαλονίκης" , Athens, p. 112, pl. 13.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.