- Co 522 (Middle-Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Karystos) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -1
- Not before (date)
- -200
- Comment
- Coin dated 2nd-1st century BC
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 637, p. 214 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCCentralGreece Carystus 24, p. 104, pl. XIX:6
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G+. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting to cratering.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 16, no. 76 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Hellenic and Hellenistic“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 11
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Karystos
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.59
- Obverse Description
- Bearded and draped bust of Poseidon to right
- Reverse Description
- Dolphin entwined upward on trident
- Reverse Inscription
- Κ-Α|[Ρ]-Υ|Τ-Σ|Ω-I|(N)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dolphin (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Poseidon/Neptune (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
-
- Reverse Photograph
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