389 BC - 351 BC

Amatocus   Rex Thraciae
Αμάτοκος Β'   Βασιλέας Θράκης


 AE 17
SHH 1976

cleaned
1976 Amadocus II Rex Thraciae AE

depatinated
1976 Amadocus II Rex Thraciae AE depatinated

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Obverse
Reverse
Notes
Reference
12.88 g   16.7-17.3 mm   6:00 o'clock   F

cleaned
t = ?.?-?.? mm   w = 12.88 g  ρ = 8.62 g/cm^3   σ(240 Hz) obv. 6.3 rev. 5.2 MS/m

XRF %
Au
Ag
Cu
Sn
Zn
Pb
As

S
Cl
P
Na
Ca
Fe
Si Sb
obv.
-
0.1
21.4
21.3
0.0 31.6
0.1

2.0
0.6
0.9
-
-
9.6
4.0
0.0
rev.
-
0.1
19.5
28.9
0.0
33.4
0.2

1.8
0.6
0.6
-
-
10.6
4.0
0.0

depatinated (sulphuric acid)
t = 6.5-7.2 mm   w = 12.52 g  ρ = 9.17 g/cm^3   σ(240 Hz) obv. 6.4 rev. 5.6 MS/m
                                                                     
σ(960 Hz) obv. 5.8 rev. 5.3 MS/m

XRF %
Au
Ag
Cu
Sn
Zn
Pb
As

S
Cl
P
Na
Ca
Fe
Si Sb
obv.
-
0.0
73.8
8.2
0.0 13.3
0.3

1.8
0.1
0.6
-
-
0.8
1.0
0.0
rev.
-
0.0
72.8
7.8
0.0
15.3
0.3

1.7
0.3
0.4
-
-
1.0
0.6
0.0

Bipennis within incuse. [A / M / A / T / O / K / O] around.

Bunch of grapes.
Patina removed in sulfuric acid solution.
Babelon II/4 1295; BMC Thrace --- ; BM 1 Black Sea ---; Copenhagen II ---; Evelpidis I ---; Hart ---; Head ---; Lindgren I & III ---; Manchester ---; Moushmov ---; Peter p. 134;
Sear Greek ---; Stancomb ---;
Topalov Odrysian 31; Tübingen II ---;Youroukova 45/49