KC058 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin from Sikyon) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
-290
Not before (date)
-333
Comment
Coin dated ca. 333-ca. 290(?) BCE
Comment
JLR refined Weir 2022 (October 2024).
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
sim. Warren1983, pp. 45, 47-52, Group 5.6a, pl. 7 (e.g., rev. ΘⲈΥΦ)
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Irregular surface from abrasion, cratering, and flaking. Thin, extensive, pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
Weir2022, p. 1129, no. 810, fig. 23.7 (“Uncertain Hellenistic(?)“)
Axis (1-12)
2
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
16.0
Numismatic Mint
Sikyon
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.82
Obverse Description
Dove flying left
Reverse Description
Uncertain letters inside wreath tied below (oval, berried leaves)
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Bird (Visual Motif)