Attica, Athens; Athena/Zeus
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Description
Attica, Athens, 87 – 86 BC – time of Mithradatic Wars. Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet / AΘE; Zeus striding right, hurling thunderbolt, star between two crescents (one above and one below) in lower right field.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE20 |
| Weight [g]: | 9,34 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG Cop 307; BMC Attica p. 81, 554 |
| Commentary: | scarce; brown patina with some malachite deposits and red spots, thick flan |
Historical Context
In 87 BC Sulla took Athens being then ruled by a puppet of Mithridates od Pontus, and after the bloody sack the city was almost leveled.
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