Co 194 (Early Hellenistic chalkous of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-252

Not before (date)

-303

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Shape of Pegasos and trident fit Price Group VII/VIII; see BCDCorinth, pp. 40-44, nos. 267-298.

Comparanda

BMCCorinth 467, p. 56 (similar controls)

Comparanda

CorinthVI 11, p. 15 (similar controls; K. M. Edwards)

Preservation comment

Wear: G+. Severe chipping to flaking on reverse upper right margin. Sparse, slight pitting and scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 17, no. 89, pl. I (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Chalkous

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.73

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

below, Ϙ

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head

Reverse Inscription

To left, Σ; to right, small ο or φ or ϙ?

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph