Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6072511
Area
Coins
Title
ATHENS Attica Tetradrachm stéphanophore (186-147 Av JC) (F + / VF)
Face value
Year
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Gold- or silver content
Weight
16.03
Diameter
28mm
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Tête d'Athéna droite, portant des aigrettes casque
Reverse
A-QE, MIK-IWN, EUR-UKLE, ARI-STO à quatre et trois lignes à gauche et à droite des clochers, debout à droite sur renversé amphore, face à la tête. À droite, le Dioskoroi permanent gauche, une exploitation patera, les deux États-majors de tenue.
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Details

The stephanophoric coinage of Athens, also called the "New Style", is a real headache for researchers. Dated by Svoronos, this coinage would not begin until 166 BC, after the defeat of Perseus.

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