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- Co 691 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Histiaia) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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-200
- Not before (date)
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-338
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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AgoraXXVI 628, p. 212 (338–late 3rd c. BC; J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
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SNGCopAetEub 510, 511
- Comparanda
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sim. BMCCentralGreece Euboea: Histiaea 7-8, p. 125 (trophy for grapevine; 350–340 BC)
- Comparanda
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sim. NemeaIII 273–280, p. 86, pl. 7 (trophy instead of grapevine, 338–ca. 200 BC; R. C. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
- Preservation comment
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Wear: bold VF. Very slight pitting. Incipient pale greenish blue bronze disease.
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 13, no. 37 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Fourth Century B.C.“)
- Axis (1-12)
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12
- Has denomination
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Chalkous
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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14.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Histiaea
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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1.8
- Obverse Description
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Head of maenad with rolled hair to right, wearing vine wreath, pendant earring, and necklace
- Reverse Description
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Forepart of bull standing to right; above, vine branch with two hanging grape clusters
- Reverse Inscription
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ΙΣ–ΤΙ
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Late Classical (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Bull or Cow (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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