Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 693 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-287
Not before (date)
-303
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BCDCorinth
277, p. 41 (citing Price Class A, Group 7, 81b, dated ca. 303-287)
Preservation comment
Wear: VG. Slightly nicked and pitted. Extensive film of white to light blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 17, no. 100 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
9
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.53
Obverse Description
Pegasos flying to left
Obverse Inscription
Below, Ϙ
Reverse Description
Ornamented trident head; to left, amphora
Reverse Inscription
To lower left and right, Δ – Ω (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 693 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0693>