- Co 716 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic chalkous of Sikyon) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -146
- Not before (date)
- -196
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- Warren1984, p. 8, Group 8.16a, pl. 1
- Comparanda
- sim. BCDCorinth 327, p. 93
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P+. Deep chips in edge; sparse, slight pitting; extensive, moderate fissuring and rare cracking. Thin film of white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 81, no. 1276 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Chalkous
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 17.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.61
- Obverse Description
- Dove flying to left
- Obverse Inscription
- Above head, Θ; above tail, ΑΛ (traces)
- Reverse Description
- Name of city within wreath tied above (large, lozenge-like leaves)
- Reverse Inscription
- ΣΙ (large, thick letters)
- 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
-
- Reverse Photograph
-
-
“Co 716 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic chalkous 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/co0716>
