148 BC - 45 BC

Maroneia   Thracia
Μαρώνεια   Θράκη
 AE 25
 SHH 4769

uncleaned
4769 Maroneia Thracia AE uncleaned

cleaned
4769 Maroneia Thracia AE cleaned

 ground
4769 Maroneia Thracia AE ground

electrolytically depatinated
4769 Maroneia Thracia AE electro depat

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Reverse


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Provenance
 10.72 g   23.4-26.4 mm  1:00 o'clock   F

uncleaned:
t = 2.6-3.8 mm   w = 10.77 g;  ρ = 8.58 g/cm^3   σ(960 Hz) obv. 3.9-5.2 rev. 4.4-5.6 MS/m

cleaned:
t = 2.6-3.9 mm   w = 10.72 g;  ρ = 8.47 g/cm^3   σ(960 Hz) obv. 3.7-5.5 rev. 4.3-5.4 MS/m
                                                                       σ(120 Hz) obv.            rev. 5.6-6.1 MS/m
XRF %
 Au
 Ag
 Cu
 Sn
 Zn
 Pb
 As
S
 Cl
 P
 Na
 Ca
 Fe
 Si Sb
obv. 0.0 0.1
 38.7
 16.8
 0.0 29.5
 0.8
1.7
 0.1
 1.8
 1.7
 5.9
 1.5
 1.3
 0.2
rev.
 0.0
 0.1
 28.5
 23.9
 0.0
 31.0
 0.6
1.8
 0.0
 1.9
 1.3
 8.0
 2.1
 0.6
 0.3

Obverse patina removed by grinding
8.72 g
HV 5 = 120, 133 kPa 

Soft annealed
8.58 g
HV 5 = 79,85 kPa

Electrolytically depatinated
8.43 g   23.3-26.3 mm

 Head of unbearded Dionysus right, wreathed with ivy and with band across forehead.
Dionysus, naked, standing left, holding grapes and two narthex wands;
chlamys wrapped round left arm; [monogramm ΡΔV in lower left field];
ΔΙΟ[ΝΥΣΟΥ] downward on right; [ΣΩΤ]ΗΡΟΣ on left; [ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ] in exergue.
Experimental specimen.
Ashmolean IV ---; BMC Thrace 72/74 (2nd-1st c. BC);
Christomanos I 77/78 (189-45 BC); Copenhagen II 643/644 (after 146 BC);
Evelpidis I 970/973 (aprés 148 BC); Head p.251 (after 148 BC);
Lindgren I 804 (Roman Times); Milano VI/3 139/144 (189-45 BC); Moushmov 3941;
Schönert-Geiss 1354/1511; Sear Greek 1638 (aftre 148 BC);
Tuebingen II 886 (2nd-1st c. BC)
Ex Hirsch 281/1170, 2.5.2005