Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC065 (Late Classical hemiobol of Sikyon)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): -325
Not before (date): -345
Comment: JLR slightly revised Weir 2022 (October 2024). This is a rare coin.
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: Warren1983, pp. 34-36, Group 3.B1, pl. 6
Description: The flan is notably thick.
Preservation comment: Wear: P/G. Slight to moderate, extensive pitting; rounded edges. Scattered small patches of green bronze disease.
Published as: Weir2022, pp. 1124-1125, no. 795, fig. 23.4
Axis (1-12): 7
Has denomination: Hemiobol
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 16.0
Numismatic Mint: Sikyon
Numismatic Weight (g): 5.27
Obverse Description: Laureate head of Apollo with short-cropped hair to right
Reverse Description: Name of city within wreath tied left (straight, thick leaves and berries?)
Reverse Inscription: Large Σ (bent bars)
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Apollo (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “KC065 (Late Classical hemiobol of Sikyon).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc065>