Co 708 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-303

Not before (date)

-306

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

BCDCorinth 256, p. 39 (citing Price Class A, Group VI, 57, dated ca. 306-303)

Preservation comment

Wear: aG. Extensive, slight pitting and moderate fissuring and circumferential cracking. Widespread, thin film of white bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 17, no. 107 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

9

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

11.5

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.42

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

Below, Ϙ

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head

Reverse Inscription

To lower left, [Α]; to right, Ares standing left with upraised right arm and shield | Υ

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Ares/Mars (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph