Ashmolean Token 108

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Obverse: Helmeted bust of Athena right.

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Reverse: Panathenaic amphora with transverse palm branch.

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Diameter: 14
- Weight: 4.03

Typological Description

Object Type: Seal
Material: Lead
Obverse
- Deity: Athena
Geographic
- Region: Attica

References

Reference: Rowan, C. (2020 forthcoming). The Roman tokens in the Ashmolean Museum. Numismatic Chronicle 180.

Administrative History

Collection: Ashmolean Museum

Notes

Note: The types are closely associated with Athenian tokens but the manufacture of the bi-partite flan points to a seal. For the reverse: Postolacca, 1868, nos. 758–767; Lang and Crosby, 1964, no. L157 (with inscription). The panathenaic amphora is also attested on Athenian coins of the Hellenistic period: Kroll, 1993, pp. 85, 101, 108.

Rights

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