Inventory Number: | N 1603 | |
Section Number: | ΑΑ-14 | |
Category: | Coin | |
Description: | "I-56" Forgery: apart from the fact that these types were not anciently struck in silver, the surface of the metal, especially on the reverse, has the pitted texture of a modern cast. The coin, drilled for attachment as an ornament, was found in 1937 during the demolition of modern houses. | |
Notes: | Coin no. 19. Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52A. | |
Context: | Demolition. | |
Obverse: | Head of Apollo r., laureate. | |
Reverse: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ Chariot drawn by two galloping horses r. | |
Notebook Page: | 56 | |
Negatives: | 85-6-5 | |
Weight: | 4.06 | |
Denomination: | (Gold stater) | |
Die Axis: | 5:00 | |
Material: | Silver | |
Metal: | Silver | |
Chronology: | 359-336 B.C. | |
Date: | Fall 1937 | |
Section: | ΑΑ | |
Period: | Greek | |
Authority: | Philip II, Forgery | |
Kings of Macedonia | ||
Bibliography: | Agora XXVI, p. 291, Appendix A:c, photo. | |
Published Type: | G. Le Rider, Le monnayage d'argent et d'or de Philippe II (Paris 1977), pp. 71-198, pls. 53-82. | |
References: | Publication: Agora XXVI Publication Page: Agora 26, s. 361, p. 335 Image: 2012.74.1552 (85-6-5) Card: ΑΑ-14 |