Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC032 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin, Anonymous Macedonian royal issue)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -300
Not before (date): -325
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: Co 548
Comparanda: NemeaIII 1992–1995, p. 172, pl. 27 (R. C. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
Comparanda: Price1991, pp. 393–394, 3158–3162, pl. 150
Comparanda: SNGCopMac3 1122-1126, pl. 29
Preservation comment: Wear: F/F+. Very slight surficial cracking.
Published as: Weir2022, pp. 1119, 1120, no. 778, fig. 23.1
Axis (1-12): 1
Has denomination: Dichalkon
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 15.0
Numismatic Weight (g): 3.94
Obverse Description: Macedonian shield with facing gorgoneion on central roundel
Reverse Description: Macedonian helmet with spreading plume and hanging cheekguards; lower left and right, caduceus-uncertain monogram
Reverse Inscription: To upper left and right, Β-[Α]
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Weaponry and Armor (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “KC032 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin, Anonymous Macedonian royal issue).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc032>