Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 659 (Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Philip V of Macedonia)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not before (date)
-220
Not before (date)
-178
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
CorinthVI
243, p. 42, pl. VI (K. M. Edwards)
Comparanda
Mamroth1935
, p. 232, no. 13a
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Slightly nicked edges and pitted surface. Incipient pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 15, no. 49 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
8
Numismatic Authority
Philip V (king of Macedon, 221-179 BCE)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.82
Obverse Description
Head of Pan to right, wearing fawnskin around neck
Reverse Description
Nude rider on horse prancing to right
Reverse Inscription
Β–[Α | Φ]
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Horse or Donkey (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Pan (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph