- Co 686 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic dichalkon(?) of Sikyon) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -300
- Not before (date)
- -333
- Comment
- J. Warren (Warren1983) dated this type last third of 4th century BC (Group 5 first series), “perhaps“ valued as dichalkon.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- Warren1983, p. 44, Group 5.4a, pl. 7
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/P. Slight chipping around edges. Infrequent, shallow cratering; cracking across surface, and surface raised in bubbles. Thin film of pale blue and green to white bronze disease across areas of both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 81, no. 1272 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- Dichalkon
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 17.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.57
- Obverse Description
- Dove flying to left
- Reverse Description
- Name of Sikyonian within wreath, berried(?) with large leaves and tied below(?)
- Reverse Inscription
- ΕΥ (medium-sized, angular letters centered in space)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Classical (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 686 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic dichalkon(?) 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/co0686>
