Athens

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 340

The mint at the ancient site of Athens in Attica.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Athens, silver, didrachms (Wappenmünzen) (545-515 BCE)		Silver	9,527 kg
Athens, silver, tetradrachms (Wappenmünzen) (515-510 BCE)		Silver	2,453 kg
AC 191 - Athens, silver, tetradrachms (510-475 BCE)		Silver	143,981 kg
AC 193 - Athens, silver, tetradrachms (475-449 BCE)		Silver	214,529 kg
AC 194 - Athens, silver, didrachms (475-449 BCE)		Silver	9,202 kg
AC 195 - Athens, silver, drachms (475-449 BCE)		Silver	9,485 kg
Athens, silver, decadrachms (470-460 BCE) Starr		Silver	80,087 kg
Athens, silver, decadrachms (467-465 BCE-) Fischer-Bossert		Silver	20,320 kg
Athens, silver, tetradrachms (453-440 BCE)		Silver	489,802 kg
H 157 - Athens, silver, tetradrachms (185-135 BCE)		Silver	117,367 kg
H 160 - Athens, silver, drachms (185/0-135 BCE)		Silver	3,870 kg
H 163 - Athens, silver, hemidrachms (185-135 BCE)		Silver	386 kg
H 158 - Athens, silver, tetradrachms (135-100 BCE)		Silver	164,498 kg
H 161 - Athens, silver, drachms (135-100 BCE)		Silver	5,682 kg
H 164 - Athens, silver, hemidrachms (135-100 BCE)		Silver	798 kg
H 159 - Athens, silver, tetradrachms (100-45 BCE)		Silver	152,348 kg
H 162 - Athens, silver, drachms (100-45 BCE)		Silver	2,893 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
3142 - Athens (tetradrachm Athena/owl) over Syracuse (quadriga/Arethusa) (MacDonald coll., 109)		Silver	461 BC JL
SO 548 - Athens over Athens		Silver	390 BC JL
SO 556 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	261 BC JL
SO 557 - Athens over Athens?		Bronze	229 BC JL
Athens (AE Artemis/Athena Polias) over Athens (Zeus/Athena Polias) (Athenian Agora, B-556)		Bronze	229 BC JL
3036 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, T-1157)		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 573 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 574 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
3289 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, ΠΘ-312)		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 550 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	224 BC JL
3237 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, Δ-416)		Bronze	224 BC JL
3365 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, MM-430)		Bronze	224 BC JL
25549 - Athens (AE Demeter/plemochoe) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 526, Nov. 2022, 104)		Bronze	224 BC JL
3097 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, MΣ-261)		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 570 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 572 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
3375 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, Θ-296)		Bronze	224 BC JL
3240 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, H'-3648)		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 549 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	224 BC JL
3726 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, Z-2711)		Bronze	224 BC JL
3438 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, MM-378)		Bronze	224 BC JL
3021 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, Δ-347))		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 569 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	224 BC JL
3869 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Antigonus Gonatas (Athena/Pan & trophy) (Athenian Agora, K-1294)		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 571 - Athens over Athens			224 BC JL
SO 575 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	210 BC JL
SO 578 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 576 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 581 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 582 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 579 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 577 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 580 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
3492 - Athens (tetradrachm Athena/owl) over uncertain Hellenistic ruler (Myers, FPL, March 1974, 62)		Silver	176 BC JL
SO 583 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	130 BC JL
SO 554 - Athens over uncertain mint		Silver	99 BC JL
SO 555 - Athens over uncertain mint		Silver	86 BC JL
SO 584 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	80 BC JL
3115 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Sicyon (Apollo/dove) (MacDonald coll., 112)		Bronze	80 BC JL
SO 586 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	42 BC JL
SO 585 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	42 BC JL
SO 587 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	36 BC JL
SO 589 - Athens over Sicyon		Bronze	20 BC JL
SO 590 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	20 BC JL
SO 591 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	20 BC JL
3462 - Athens (AE Athena/owl) over Sicyon (Apollo/dove) (Athenian Agora, E-260)		Bronze	20 BC JL
SO 551 - Athens over uncertain mint			164 JL
SO 552 - Athens over uncertain mint			164 JL
SO 547 - Athens over uncertain mint			353 JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
SO 405 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens
3681 - Corinth (stater Pegasus/swastika) over Athens (Gorgon/incuse square) (CNG, MBS 79, Sept. 2008, 254)		Silver	550 BC JL
24987 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 146, May 2024, 2081)		Silver	478 BC JL
2227 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Kölner Münzkabinett, 109, Nov. 2018, 35)		Silver	460 BC JL
21090 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, AM, 1839 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 13)		Silver	460 BC JL
1793 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Acireale, Pennisi coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 5)		Silver	455 BC JL
2001 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over Athens (Athena/owl) (London, BM, HPB, p. 112.51)		Silver	453 BC JL
2131 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (London, BM, 1946-1-1.678)		Silver	450 BC JL
1919 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Munich, Staatliche Münzsammlung - Noe 1957, pl. XII, l)		Silver	450 BC JL
2038 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes coll. 791)		Silver	450 BC JL
2657 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK - Noe 1957, p. 35, m)		Silver	450 BC JL
22469 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 516, May 2022, 298)		Silver	449 BC JL
2344 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Budapest, 1641/013.7)		Silver	449 BC JL
1947 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum)		Silver	449 BC JL
25879 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Nomos, 33, June 2024, 1033)		Silver	445 BC JL
21098 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Berlin, MK, Löbbecke coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 16)		Silver	445 BC JL
1180 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, 118, Sept 2021, 63)		Silver	445 BC JL
21101 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, AM, 1838 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 1)		Silver	445 BC JL
21061 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (NAC, 10, Apr. 1997, 118)		Silver	438 BC JL
2198 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, Imhoof-Blumer - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 7)		Silver	438 BC JL
21111 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, Löbbecke coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 3)		Silver	438 BC JL
21114 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK, 28360 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 4)		Silver	438 BC JL
1815 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (London, BM, BMC Crete, 35)		Silver	425 BC JL
22466 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 516, May 2022, 299)		Silver	425 BC JL
SO 548 - Athens over Athens		Silver	390 BC JL
Athens (AE Artemis/Athena Polias) over Athens (Zeus/Athena Polias) (Athenian Agora, B-556)		Bronze	229 BC JL
SO 557 - Athens over Athens?		Bronze	229 BC JL
SO 574 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 573 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 570 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
25549 - Athens (AE Demeter/plemochoe) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 526, Nov. 2022, 104)		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 572 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 550 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	224 BC JL
SO 571 - Athens over Athens			224 BC JL
SO 575 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	210 BC JL
SO 581 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 582 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 579 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 576 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
SO 580 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	198 BC JL
3425 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Klassische Münzen on VCoins, Apr. 2017)		Silver	150 BC JL
3067 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Coin Galleries, July 2011, 954)		Silver	130 BC JL
3279 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Shoumen, HM, Haralanov coll. 105.5.3)		Silver	130 BC JL
SO 583 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	130 BC JL
2961 - Odessus (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (info DMD: 16.44g)		Silver	120 BC JL
3454 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (New York Sale, 20, Jan. 2009, 136)		Silver	110 BC JL
3096 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Burgas, Rudnik hoard, 21)		Silver	110 BC JL
SO 554 - Athens over uncertain mint		Silver	99 BC JL
3074 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (München, MK)		Silver	95 BC JL
3495 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Monnaies d’Antan, 23, May 2018, 497)		Silver	95 BC JL
3384 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens 125/124 BCE (Athena/owl) (Berlin, Münzkabinett, 214/1907)		Silver	95 BC JL
3207 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Sydney, Westmoreland coll., 27)		Silver	95 BC JL
3698 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, 20, March 1992, 62)		Silver	95 BC JL
3435 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Schulten, Oct. 1987, 140 = RBW coll.)		Silver	95 BC JL
3864 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 306, July 2013, 55)		Silver	95 BC JL
3791 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens 98/97 BCE (Athena/owl) (Budapest, 61.953/4)		Silver	95 BC JL
1379 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl 124/123 BCE) (MacDonald 2009, 103)		Silver	90 BC JL
3472 - Mesembria (Alexander the Great) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (CNG, EA 332, Aug. 2014, 96)		Silver	90 BC JL
1375 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl 106/105 BCE) (Popina hoard 439)		Silver	90 BC JL
3706 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Ebay France seller: 84-numis-nl, 16 July 2015)		Silver	90 BC JL
2958 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over uncertain type (Hirsch, 32, Oct. 1962, 2334)		Silver	90 BC JL
1431 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl 96/95 BCE) (MacDonald coll.)		Silver	90 BC JL
1329 - Thasos (tetradrachm ΘΡΑΚΩΝ Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 88/87 BCE (Alexander/club) (Gorny & Mosch, 195, March 2011, 8)		Silver	85 BC JL
1362 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 81/80 BCE (Athena/owl) (MacDonald 2012)		Silver	80 BC JL
SO 584 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	80 BC JL
7240 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 126/125 BCE (Athena/owl) (MacDonald 2009, 104)		Silver	70 BC JL
1391 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 126/125 BCE (Alexander/club) (MacDonald 2009, 105)		Silver	70 BC JL
1401 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 124/123 BCE (Athena/owl) (MacDonald 2009, 107)		Silver	70 BC JL
3139 -Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 126/125 BCE (Athena/owl) (MacDonald coll., 106)		Silver	60 BC JL
1358 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Budapest, Dessewffy 832)		Silver	60 BC JL
1398 - Thasos (tetradrachm imitation Dionysus/Heracles) over Athens 123/122 BCE (Alexander/club) (Boljarino hoard)		Silver	60 BC JL
3417 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/heracles) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Ebay seller gallery perfektsionista)		Silver	60 BC JL
SO 586 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	42 BC JL
SO 585 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	42 BC JL
SO 587 - Athens over Athens		Bronze	36 BC JL
SO 590 - Athens over uncertain mint		Bronze	20 BC JL
SO 402 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens			168 JL
SO 403 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens			168 JL
SO 404 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens			168 JL
SO 406 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens			168 JL
SO 427 - Uncertain mint imitating Thasos over Athens			168 JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	athens
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Athens in Attica.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	579885
Ancient regionAncient region.	Attica Nomisma: attica
Modern countryModern country	Greece
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	37.974722° N, 23.722500° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Athens https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/579885 http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x22744 http://geonames.org/264371 http://sws.geonames.org/6947693/

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Literature

• Bauslaugh 1987
• Bauslaugh 2000
• Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994
• Callataÿ - Prokopov 1994b
• Callataÿ - Prokopov 1995
• Callataÿ 2012
• Callataÿ 2017
• Callataÿ 2021a
• Fischer-Bossert 2008
• Fischer-Bossert 2009
• Flament 2007
• Hoover - MacDonald 1999-2000
• Kleiner 1975
• Kleiner 1975b
• Kleiner 1976
• Kroll 1993
• MacDonald 2003
• Meadows (to appear)
• Regling 1908
• Seltman 1924
• SNG Christomanos
• SNG Grèce III Part 1
• Starr 1970
• Svoronos 1923-1926
• Thompson 1942
• Thompson 1961
• Thompson 1973

Authors

• Robert A. Bauslaugh
• Edward E. Cohen
• Christophe Flament
• David MacDonald
• Chester G. Starr
• Margaret Thompson