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