200 BC - 100 BC

Mesembria   Thracia
Μεσημβρία   Θράκη
 AE 21
 SHH 4767

uncleaned
4767 Mesembria Thracia AE uncleaned
cleaned
4767 Mesembria Thracia AE cleaned

ground
4767 Mesembria Thracia AE ground

Parameter












Obverse
Reverse

Notes
Reference
 7.82 g   20.7-21.9 mm   1:00 o'clock   F

uncleaned:
t = 2.4-3.5 mm   w = 7.82 g;  ρ = 8.45 g/cm^3   σ(960 Hz) obv. 3.5-4.0 rev. 3.4-3.9 MS/m

cleaned:
t = 2.3-3.5 mm   w = 7.82 g;  ρ = 8.36 g/cm^3   σ(960 Hz) obv. 3.5-4.1 rev. 3.3-3.9 MS/m
                                                                     σ(120 Hz) obv.            rev. 4.6-4.7 MS/m
XRF %
 Au
 Ag
 Cu
 Sn
 Zn
 Pb
 As
S
 Cl
 P
 Na
 Ca
 Fe
 Si Sb
obv. 0.0 0.1
 35.9
 26.2
 0.0 24.4
 0.4
1.2
 0.1
 1.1
 0.4
 6.7
 0.6
 2.7
 0.1
rev.
 0.0
 0.1
 35.1
 21.4
 0.0
 26.8
 0.5
1.6
 0.2
 1.3
 2.7
 3.2
 1.1
 3.2
 0.1

Diademed female head right.
Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing spear and holding shield;
helmet in left field; [M]ΕΣΑ]Μ / ΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ] downward on either side.
Coin surfaces roughly ground to remove the patina.
BM 1 Black Sea 284/287 (2rd c. BC); BMC 11/12 (2nd or 1st c. BC);
Copenhagen 660/661 (3rd-2nd century BC); Evelpidis I 978 (3rd-2nd c. BC);
Lindgren I & III---; Milano VII 158/159 (2nd c. BC); Moushmov 3978;
Sear Greek 1677 (300-100 BC); Stancomb 236 (250-175 BC);
Topalov 21 (115-71 BC); Tübingen II ---