- Co 270 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Sikyon) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -146
- Not before (date)
- -330
- Comment
- JLR 2022: I am not sure that this is Sikyonian now; reverse has two large letters across middle?
- Comment
- R. Weir (May 2010): Sikyon, ca 330–146 BC
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF/P. Roughly 25% snapped offer from obverse left; remaining edge is slightly nicked; extensive differential wear in patches and extensive slight pitting to cratering. Thin, small patches of white and pale blue bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 80, no. 1256 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Chalkous
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 9.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.09
- Obverse Description
- Dove flying to right
- Obverse Inscription
- Lower right, Φ
- Reverse Description
- Thick wreath tied to right
- Reverse Inscription
- Within wreath, ΣI
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bird (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 270 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Sikyon).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0270>
