- Co 680 (Middle-Late Hellenistic tetrachalkon of Megara) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -75
- Not before (date)
- -150
- Comment
- Coin dated mid-2nd to early 1st century BCE.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- KC087
- Comparanda
- BCDPeloponnesos 33–34, p. 27
- Comparanda
- BMCAttica Megara 15, p. 119
- Comparanda
- McCleanII 5988, pl. 212:4
- Description
- Prominent centering dimple on obverse.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G+. Slight, sparse marginal nicking; extensive, minute pitting and rare gouging. Patches of brown patina on both surfaces. Small spots of incipient green bronze disease especially on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 39 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 3
- Has denomination
- Tetrachalkon
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 20.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Megara
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.35
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of Apollo to right, with hair falling in loose locks down back of neck; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- ΜⲈΓ[Α-ΡⲈⲰΝ]
- Reverse Description
- Kithara with four(?) strings within dotted border (traces)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 680 (Middle-Late Hellenistic tetrachalkon of Megara).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0680>
