Agora IL441

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Obverse: Herakles seated left on rock facing a tripod, from which a snake arises, uncertain object in right hand. Border of dots 17 mm. in diameter. The type may possibly represent Commodus as Herakles.

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Physical Description

Measurements
- Diameter: 23
- Weight: 4.86

Typological Description

Source: Agora L315

Object Type: Token
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Lead
Shape: Circle
Obverse
- Deity: Herakles/Hercules
- Portrait: Commodus
- - Dynasty: Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Athens
- Region: Attica
Date Range
- From Date: 86 BC
- To Date: 268 AD

Findspot Description

Findspot
- Description: Agora. In front of the Attalos Stoa (N-P 7-13).
- Findspot: Athens (Greece)

References

Reference: Lang, M. and M. Crosby (1964). The Athenian Agora X: Weights, Measures and Tokens. Princeton, New Jersey, The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. (https://zenon.dainst.org/Record/000211771)

Rights

CopyrightHolder: University of Warwick
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