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The Jewish War ... The Jewish War,
year 2 = 67/68 A.D. Coin no. 3. Area of small early house walls; water-washed sand fill in trench. Krater. Vine branch. 924, 961, 984 ... 67/68 A.D. |
| Chios ... Coin no. 6; Depth: "top to 0.55m."
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52C Well. Sphinx seated r. with forepaw raised over bunch of grapes. XIOς at l. of Amphora; at r., γOPγIAς. All in vine wreath. 1140, 1871 ... 3rd-2nd c. B.C. |
Leo III the Isaurian, Justinian II, Tiberius III ... Attribution uncertain. Coin no. 118. Area of west retaining wall of road; loose dark sandy fill clearing over the northward continuation of the wall at right angles and over the mosaic floor. 3rd striking: ... 717-741 A.D. |
Athens ... Agora XXVI,
Period IVA-E Unclassified.
Halved. Coin no. 4. Area of west retaining wall of road; sandy dark fill east of and below level of mosaic floor at 78-82/ΛΗ-Μ. Illegible. Illegible. 1299 ... 86-10's B.C. |
| Ouranopolis ... Blistered. Coin no. 3. Area of west retaining wall of road; fill under two western pithoi. Star of eight rays. [OYPANIδω-πOλEως]
Aphrodite Ourania seated l. 1345, 1369 ... 4th-3rd c. B.C. |
| Epidauros ... Coin no. 1.
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52C Patch of firm red earth against north face of east-west wall at Θ. Head of Asklepios r., laureate. EπIδAYPOY around IE|PAς in wreath. 1421, 1492 85-24-31 ... After 146 B.C. |
Leo III the Isaurian, Justinian II ... Coin no. 18. Modern fill. 2nd striking:
Inscription obscure.
1st striking:
Obscure. 2nd striking:
In field l. cross and star, r. X X. In exergue, [CON].
1st striking:
K
In field l. NNO, below A. 1493 ... 717-741 A.D. |
Athens ... Coin no. 20. Modern fill. [Head of Apollo r., laureate, hair rolled. Border of dots.] Α/Θ-[E]
Two wheat ears. All in wheat wreath. 1494 ... Mid-80's-70's B.C. |
| Athens ... Overstruck on Sicyon, as Agora XXVI, no. 152b. Coin no. 3. Surface and late fill. Head of Athena Parthenos r. Border of dots. Θ//Ε
Owl standing r. on prow; in field r., wheat ear. All in olive wreath ... Mid 20's-19 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 1.
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52D Pit. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Border of dots. [ΑΘ]-Η-ΝΑΙΩΝ
Athena standing l., holding Nike in outstretched r. hand; she passes her l ... Ca. 264-267 A.D. |
| Lysimachos, Kings of Thrace ... Coin no. 9.
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52D Sandy fill. Head of Ares r., wearing Attic helmet. [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ]
Lion running r.; beneath, spearhead; above lion l., below, 171 85-25-6, 90-17-11 ... 306-281 B.C. |
Patrai ... Time of Commodus. Coin no. 4. Cleaning bedrock. [- - - - - - -]
Bust of Commodus r. [COL AA P]ATR Zeus seated l., with scepter and [Nike]; at feet, eagle. 289 ... 176-192 A.D. |
Chalkis ... Coin no. 8. Cistern. Bust of Hera facing, wearing diadem with five disks, resting on Ionic capital. XAλ Eagle holding snake; at r., symbol; φIλIς-AAθ 291, 739, 743 ... 245-196 B.C. |
Crete ... Roman Province of Cyrenaica and Crete ... Coin no. 11. Cistern. Head of Roma r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Bee in dotted circle. 291, 737, 743 ... Ca. 67 B.C. |
Myrina (Lemnos) ... Very worn. Coin no. 1. Cistern. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. MYPI (usually upward at l.) Owl stg., facing; usually at r., a branch.( except legend and symbol illegible.) 334, 741, 743 ... 386-276/261 B.C. |
| Eretria ... Picard, Chalcis, p. 185, pl. XXX:1a--11t Coin no. 8.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Sand on bedrock at bottom of gally. Bull recumbent r.; in exergue, [ΜΑΝΤΙΔΩΡΟΣ]. ΕΡΕΤΡΙΕΩΝ above
Two bunches of grapes ... 192-191 B.C. |
Alexius I ... Coin no. 31. Sand. 712, 791 ... 1081-1118 A.D. |
Rhodes ... Coin no. 47. Sand. Head of Rhodos r., radiate, wearing stephane. Ρ-Ο
Rose with branch on each side; above, ΠΟΥ[--](?). Αll in incuse square. 713, 791 ... Ca. 188-88 B.C. |
| Ptolemy III, Ptolemaic Kings ... Coin no. 38. In pithos c. in ziplock polyethylene bag
not without gloves Bust of Ptolemy III, laureate and wearing aegis. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
Eagle standing l. on thunderbolt; cornucopia behind. 722, ... 247-222 B.C. |
| Tarsos ... Demetrios Poliorketes, Kings of Macedonia ... Τριώβολο Μακεδονίας: Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής Coin no. 2. Casts. Area of small early house walls; gravelly fill in trench. Nike on prow l. Border of dots. ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙ[ΟΥ] / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩ[Σ]
Poseidon, striding, brandishing ... Ca. 298-295 B.C. |
Delos ... Coin no. 3. Great Drain, in Hellenistic fill to the South. Head of Apollo r., laureate. Δ-H
Lyre. 2938 ... Before 167 B.C. |
Arkadian League ... Coin no. 2. Great Drain, Hellenistic fill. Head of Zeus l., laureate. below, thunderbolt; in field, [ M]. 2970 ... After ca. 370 B.C. |
Corinth ... L. Rutilius Piso, P. Memmius Cleander
Amandry, pp. 219--221, nos. XXII.29--51; RPC I, 1205 Weight: halved [NERO CAESAR IMP] Head of Nero r. [L RVT PISONE IIVIR QVIN] or [P MEM CLEANDRO IIVIR QUIN]
Emperor ... L. Rutilius Piso, P. Memmius Cleander, A.D. 66/67 |
| Athens ... Sv. 11.19--17.29, passim Casts. Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet ornamented with palmette and olive leaves. AθE Owl stg. r., facing; behind, olive spray ... ca. 450's--404 B.C. |
Constantinople ... Murād IV ... Coin no. 1.
GCM 1294.1 3rd cut; loose fill below strosis 3 ... 1623 A.D. |
Uncertain Turkish ... Unidentifiable coin of Turkish fabric.
Pierced. Coin no. 2.
GCM 1295.2 Third cut; loose fill below strosis 3 ... 6 May 1939 |
| Athens ... Coin no. 6.
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52E Trial east of Valerian Wall, layer 12. Head or bust of Athena r., rarely l., wearing Corinthian, Attic, or composite helmet, often highly varied in style. She ... Ca. 264-267 A.D. |
| Guy II de la Roche, Dukes of Athens ... Coin no. 3. Third cut, loose fill below strosis 5c. C 21 ... 1294-1308 A.D. |
| Alexandria Troas ... Time of Caracalla. Coin no. 1.
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52E. Trial 2, east of Valerian Wall, in ancient fill in bottom of pillaged trench, in bottom of small pot. M AV ANTON[IN] PIVS AV
Bust r., laureate ... 198-217 A.D. |
| Perinthos ... Time of Gallienus. Coin no. 11. Stoa, Room 2, on strosis 1. AYT ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟC CB
Bust l., cuirassed, spear and shield. ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙΣ ΝΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Herakles slaying stag l. C 728, 85-6-19 ... 253-268 A.D. |
Pitane ... Coin no. 13. Stoa, Room 2, on strosis 1. [Head of Zeus Ammon r.] Π-Ι-[Τ-Α]
between points of Pentagram ... 4th-3rd c. B.C. |
Ephesos ... Chronology uncertain. Coin no. 7. Stoa Room 2, on strosis 1. [- - - - - - - -]
Bust of S. Severus(?) r. ΙΩΝ
Stag walking r ... 193-211 A.D. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 1. Late fill. Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet; helmet bowl ornamented with two or three upright olive leaves and, usually, a curved tendril ending in a blossom; border of dots. A-θ|H Owl ... earlier 120's after Christ |
| Alexandria Troas ... Caracalla
Bellinger A262; cf. BMC 98--101 M AVR ANT-ONINVS PIVS AVG Bust r., laur., dr. COL A TROAD Eagle flying l., carrying bull's head. C 284, 84-3-12 ... A.D. 198--217: Caracalla |
| Athens ... Sv. 79.18--21; Kroll 1972, pl. 34:15--19 Casts Head of Athena Parthenos r.; border of dots. A-θE Owl stg. r., facing, on horizontal amphora; at r., mystic staff; all in olive wreath. 82-45-30 ... late 70's B.C. |
Corinth ... BMC 446ff.; Corinth VI, p. 15..
[Kleiner 1976, p. 19, no. 157.(A-B 19-20:1)] Coin no. 11. Great Drain. Hellenistic sand fill. below Pegasos flying l. Trident upward; to l., A or δ; to r., uncertain symbol ... late 5th-3rd century B.C. |
| Megara ... BMC 35--39 MEγA above Prow l. Obelisk of Apollo between two dolphins upwards; border of dots. 85-11-10 ... second half 3rd century--early 2nd century B.C. |
Chalkis ... Picard, Chalcis, no. 53 Bust of Hera facing, wearing diadem with five disks, resting on Ionic capital. XAλ Eagle holding snake; at r., symbol; φIλIς-AAθ ... 245--196 B.C. |
| Athens ... Χάλκινο Αθηνών 3ου αιώνα π.Χ. Coin no. 4. Byzantine House I, pithos. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Θ/[Α]/Ε
Owl standing r., facing; in field r., wreath. C 216, 85-10-15 ... Ca. 270-261 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 24.58, 59.
[θ only between owls. The alpha was probably positioned above and between their heads.] Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Θ between. Two owls stg. l. and r., facing; all in olive ... ca. 270 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 104.38--45 Veiled head of Demeter r.; border of dots. -Θ/Ε
Poppy between two crossed wheat ears. C 114, 85-23-25 ... Mid 20's-19 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 96.45 Cast Head or bust of Athena r., border of dots. AθHN-AIωN Nike advancing r., holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch over shoulder with l.; border of dots ... UNCLASSIFIED / ca. A.D. 264--267 |
| Athens ... Sv. 84.26; NCP, AA:ix Head or bust of Athena r., rarely l., wearing Corinthian, Attic, or composite helmet, often highly varied in style. She occasionally wears a necklace. If a head, truncation is either ... ca. A.D. 264--267 |
Delos ... Sv. 105.35-41, 64-74 Head of Apollo l., laur. Δ-H
Lyre ... before 167 B.C. |
Side ... BMC 59--61, 71, 72.
[Smaller module (BMC 71,72)] Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Pomegranate ... 3rd--2nd century B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 80.18--21; Kroll 1972, pl. 39:12--16 Casts Head of Athena Parthenos r.; border of dots. Θ-Ε
Sphinx wearing modius, seated r. All in olive wreath. C 179, 90-14-12 ... Mid 20's-19 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 23.47--49; Kleiner 1976, pl. 3:52, 53 (Type 7).
[Kleiner 1976, p. 6, pl. 3, no. 52.] Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet. Α-Θ/Ε
Owl standing r., facing, on thunderbolt. C 374, 85-18-29 ... ca. 196--190 B.C. |
| Athens ... Seltman, p. 192, pl. XXII:ν (Group H) The weight published in Kroll as 0.47 gr. is wrong, Ken Sheedy weighted it and should be 0.344. Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet. [ΑΘΕ⟧ Owl stg. l., facing; ... ca. 510's--500 B.C. |
Delos ... Sv. 105.49-63 Head of Apollo r., laur. δ-H Lyre ... before 167 B.C. |
Athens ... Sv. 81.45--48; Kleiner 1976, pl. 2:30--33 (Type 2k).
[halved] casts Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet; border of dots. Α-Θ/Ε or variant. Zeus, nude, striding r., hurling thunderbolt; uncertain ... UNCLASSIFIED / ca. 160's-87/6 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 84.1--7; NCP, AA:iv Casts Head or bust of Athena r., rarely l., wearing Corinthian, Attic, or composite helmet, often highly varied in style. She occasionally wears a necklace. If a head, truncation ... ca. A.D. 264--267 |
| Corinth ... P. Vipsanius Agrippa, M. Bellius Proculus
Amandry, pp. 184--186, nos. XVII.1--27; RPC I, 1172.
[Amandry, no. XVII.17:e-Ih3:2] (2) CAIVS-CAESAR AVG Head of Caligula r. P.VIPSANIO AGRIPPA IIVIR| COR below ... P. Vipsanius Agrippa, M. Bellius Proculus, A.D. 37/38 |
| Antigonos Gonatas, Kings of Macedonia ... Cop 1212, 1213.
[Pan crowning(?) trophy] Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. B-A on either side of Pan erecting trophy; between legs, 85-5-14 ... 277-239 B.C. |
| Delphi ... After 141 A.D.: deified Faustina I. Coin no. 8. Casts. Cleaning surface of Middle Terrace. ΘΑ ΦΑΥ-ΙΝΑ
Bust of Faustina I r. Δ?ΛΦΩΝ
below Temple of Apollo: side and front, with statue of Apollo shown within ... After 141 A.D. |
| Nikopolis ... Hadrian. Coin no. 9. Casts. Finished Cleaning surface of Middle terrace. AΔPIANOC KAI[CAP]
Bust r., laureate. NC]
Tyche standing r., with rudder and cornucopia. C 676, 90-15-4, 84-2-30 ... 117-138 A.D. |
| Athens ... Casts Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet. A-θE Two wheat ears; border of dots. 90-15-23 ... mid-80's--70's B.C. |
| Ptolemy II, Ptolemaic Kings ... Πτολεμαίων, no. 351 Casts Veiled head of Arsinoe II r. ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΨ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ Eagle stg. l. on thunderbolt, wings lifted; at r., ΔΙ 90-15-3 ... Ptolemy II, 285--246 B.C. |
| Athens ... Struck in the region of Olynthos.
Sv. 22.93--96.
[Robinson and Price 1967, pp. 1-6.] Head of Athena l., wearing Attic helmet. Θ/A/H Owl facing, stg. on kernel of wheat; on either side, pellet and olive ... 363--359 B.C. (Region of Olynthos) |
Ptolemy XI, Ptolemaic Kings ... Πτολεμαίων, no. 1733 Head of Zeus Ammon r. Β-Α Eagle stg. l. on thunderbolt ... Ptolemy XI, 114--88 B.C. |
| Megara ... BMC 30--34 Casts Finished MEγA above Prow l. Tripod between two dolphins upward; border of dots. 85-11-16, 91-11-3 ... second quarter 3rd century B.C. |
Sestos ... Cop 932, 933 Herm. [ς]-A Amphora ... 4th--3rd century B.C. |
| Agrippa I, Kings of Judea ... Agrippa I, year 6
Meshorer II, p. 249, no. 11; RPC I, 4981 [ΒΑCΙΛC
Umbrella with fringe. L-
Three wheat ears. 84-4-38 ... Agrippa I, year 6 = A.D. 41/2 |
| Megara ... Coin no. 1. Over Late Roman water channel, layer III. Prow l., on which stands a tripod. ΜΕΓΑ between
Two dolphins swimming r. in circle. Border of dots. 85-11-23 ... last half or third of 4th--early 3rd century B.C. |
Megara ... BMC 21-29 Coin no. 6. Great Drain to south; sand. Prow l. ΜΕΓ? between
Two dolphins swimming r. in circle. Border of dots. 1482, 1786, 8004 ... last half or third of 4th--early 3rd century B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 80.18--21; Kroll 1972, pl. 39:12--16 Head of Athena Parthenos r.; border of dots. Θ-Ε
Sphinx wearing modius, seated r. All in olive wreath. 90-14-13 ... Mid 20's-19 B.C. |
Megara ... BMC 30-34.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 19, no. 142.(A-B 19-20:1)] Coin no. 5. Great Drain to south. Sand fill (Hellenistic). MEγA above Prow l. Tripod between two dolphins upward; border of dots. 1486, 8004 ... Second quarter 3rd century B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 24.58, 59 Casts
Coin no. 7. Great Drain to south. Sand fill (Hellenistic). Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. Α/Θ between. Two owls stg. l. and r., facing; all in olive wreath. 1486, 8004 ... ca. 270 B.C. |
| Athens ... Sv. 11.27--17.33, passim.
[θ-E] Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet ornamented with palmette and olive leaves. θ/A/E
Owl standing, facing; on either side, olive branch with two pairs of leaves. 85-22-5 ... ca. 450's--404 B.C. |
| Athens ... Eleusis, Money in name of Eleusis. Coin no. 53.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Dirt pile, well at 35/ΙΘ. Triptolemos l., holding wheat ears in r. hand, seated in winged chariot drawn by two snakes ... Ca. 322/317-307 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 1.
Casts stored in Lab Case No. 52C Modern wall. Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet. Α/Θ between
Two owls standing l. and r., facing. All in olive wreath. 44 85-26-24 ... Ca. 270 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 25.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Sand on clay strosis. Head of Athena r., wearing Attic helmet ornamented with palmette and olive leaves. [ΑΘΕ]
Owl standing r., facing; behind, olive spray ... Ca. 390-295 B.C. |
Aitolian League ... Coin no. 23. Modern fill. Head of Aitolia r., wearing kausia. AITω|λωN
Kalydonian boar r. 962 ... Late 4th c. B.C. |
Histiaia ... Coin no. 15. Head of Maenad r., wearing vine wreath. IςTI above Protome of bull, with fillets, three-quarters to r.; at l., bunch of grapes. 971 ... 338-late 3rd c. B.C. |
Aigion ... Coin no. 12. ΑΙΓΙΕΩΝ
Head of young Dionysos r., wearing ivy crown. [ΘΕΟΞ]ΙΟΣ ΚΛΗΤΑΙΟΣ
Eagle standing three-quarters l. 771 ... Ca. 32-31 B.C. |
| Athens ... Coin no. 22.
Casts stored in Lab Case no. 52B. Head of Athena Parthenos r. Βorder of dots. Α-ΘΕ
Owl standing r., facing, on horizontal amphora; at r., two wheat ears. All in olive wreath. 782, 791 82-45-22 ... Ca. 80's - 42 B.C. |
Philippicus ... Restruck.
1st striking:
There are certainly traces of restriking but types cannot be determined. Either this is a mule, the I type not having taken over the K of Justinian II or else it is a K denomination ... 711-713 A.D. |
Athens ... Halved (as Agora XXVI, no. 149g).
Cf. Agora XXVI, p. 107, n. 210. Coin no. 18. Head of Athena Parthenos r. Border of dots. [Θ//Ε]
Athena advancing r., carrying lowered spear in r. hand, aegis draped over ... Mid 20's-19 B.C. |
Delos ... Autonomous Money. Coin no. 84. Gully. Head of Apollo l., laureate. Δ-Η
Lyre. 743, 789 ... Before 167 B.C. |
Boiotian League ... BMC 64, 65.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 20, no. 2.(B 20:9)] Coin no. 173. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet. BOIωTωN at r. of Trophy. 1502 ... 288--244 B.C. |
Smyrna ... Milne 1923, nos. 9--28 Head of Apollo r., laur. ςMYPN only, at r. of Tripod ... ca. 280--190 B.C. |
| Athens ... Χάλκινο Αθηνών 2ου αιώνα π.Χ. Coin no. 12.
100-104/* Great Drain; overflow to east and west. Hellenistic sand. Head of Apollo r., laureate. Border of dots. Α-Θ/Ε
Plemochoe. All within wheat wreath. 1508, ... Ca. 140's B.C. |
| Aphytis ... Cop 131, 132.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 15, no. 1. (A-B 19-20:1)] Coin no. 13. Great Drain overflow to east and west. Hellenistic sand. Head of Zeus Ammon r. [AφY] above Two birds billing. 1508, 1789, 8004 85-6-28 ... ca. 187 B.C. |
Messene ... BMC 4, 5.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 19, no. 162.(A--B 19--20:1)] Weight: Broken
Coin no. 14. Great Drain overflow to east and west. Hellenistic sand. Head of Demeter l., wearing wheat wreath. M-E Tripod. 1508, ... 370--280 B.C. |
| Imbros ... Cop 952--957.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 20, no. 1. (B 20:9)]
Imbros, After Alexander the Great Coin no. 1. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. Female head r. [IMBPOY] at l. of Hermes Imbriamos ... 276/261--167 B.C. |
Megara ... BMC 30-34.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 21, no. 111.(B 20:9)] Coin no. 37. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. MEγA above Prow l. Tripod between two dolphins upward; border of dots. 1515, 1843 ... Second quarter 3rd century B.C. |
Sikyon ... [Kleiner 1976, p. 21, no. 112.(B 20:9)] Coin no. 40. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. Dove flying l.; other details illegible. ςI in olive-wreath. 1489 ... End 4th or first half 2nd century B.C. |
Rhodes ... BMC 327--333.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 21, no. 114.(B 20:9)] Coin no. 47. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. Head of Rhodos r., rad., wearing stephane. P-O Rose with branch on each side; all ... ca. 188--88 B.C. |
Euboian League ... Picard, Chalcis, pp. 194--195, nos. 29--38.
[Kleiner 1976, p. 20, no. 5.(B 20:9)] Coin no. 51. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. Veiled female head r. EYBOI|EωN Bull butting r.; symbol ... 191--170 B.C. |
Sikyon ... [Kleiner 1976, p. 21, no. 113.(B 20:9)] Coin no. 77. Hole in bedrock at bottom of drain. Hellenistic sand. Dove flying l.; other details illegible. ςI in olive-wreath. 1493 ... End 4th or first half 2nd century B.C. |
Kranion (Kephallenia) ... Coin no. 2. Great Drain, in Hellenistic fill to the south. Crested helmet with cheek pieces l. [K] in incuse square. 2938 ... 4th-3rd c. B.C. |
Very little pottery and mainly broken tiles in this well, all mixed from Hellenistic to Early Byzantine (nbp. 1441) ... 25 May-1 June 1939 |
Roman Group L.
Layer I (cont. 59-64) Pre-Herulian second half of 3rd c. (bottom, 15.95-13.90).
Layer II (cont. 42-58) 4th c.-first quarter of 4th c. (11.90-13.90).
Layer III (cont. 17-41) -4th c. (10.00 ... Second half 3rd c.-early 5th c. A.D. |
Bottle-shaped cistern with dumped fillings on NW slopes of Areopagus; appears not to have been finished in antiquity: the walls and floor show no traces of stucco.
Lower filling, ca. 375-340 B.C.
Upper ... Ca. 375-275 B.C. |
Unfinished well, all one fill; solid bedrock at a depth of -2.47m.
It contained masses of broken rooftiles and probably was used as a refuse pit after the sack of Athens by Sulla.
Twenty-three stamped ... Early 1st c. B.C. |
| This filling is the largest deposit of its time found in the Agora. It may be compared with H 6:5 and with N 7:3.
Dug in soft bedrock to a depth of 11.40m; footholds cut on opposite sides of the shaft ... Ca. 490-450 B.C. |
A well on the NW slope of the Areopagus; unfinished well-shaft dug to a depth of only 3.05m., and refilled with broken pottery and other debris. The shaft clearly was begun with the intention of digging ... Ca. 520-480 B.C. |
| Unfinished well-shaft with debris filling (apparently of the Sullan sack), on the lower NW slopes off the Areopagus. Abandoned due to poor quality of bedrock.
Three closely contemporary fills, considered ... End 2nd c. B.C.-second quarter 1st c. B.C. |
It was impossible to return to the digging of this well either in 1939 or 1940 [due to collapse of stereo] (nbp. 1432).
HAT compares pottery to that of Square Building fill. Coins
26 May 1939 #1 ... Second half of 4th c. B.C. |
A smaller deposit, but with some good household pottery, and red-figure both Meidian and sub-Meidian ... 17-22 May 1939 |
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