Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 132 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Argos)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): -200
Not before (date): -400
Comment: Coin dated 4th-3rd century BC
Comment: JLR 2023: Coin not found and examined. Lost in 1968 with Hassia?
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: BCDPeloponnesos 1055, p. 260
Comparanda: BMCPeloponnesus 103, p. 144
Comparanda: sim. NemeaIII 1673–1685, pp. 151-152 (R. C. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 12, no. 12 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “post 322 B.C.“)
Axis (1-12): 3
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 11.0
Numismatic Mint: Argos
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.52
Obverse Description: Wolf‘s head to left
Reverse Inscription: Large A
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Dog or Wolf (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “Co 132 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Argos).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0132>