Co 718 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Demeterios Poliorketes) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-295

Not before (date)

-300

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

Co 632, Co 714, Co 784, Co 1322

Comparanda

AgoraXXVI 504, p. 188, pl. 23 (ca 300–295 BCE; J. Kroll)

Comparanda

NemeaIII 89, 92 (ca 294–283 BC, following Newell; R. C. Knapp and J. D. MacIsaac)

Comparanda

Newell1927, p. 151, no. 172, pl. XVII:11 (”Uncertain Mint in Asia Minor(?)“)

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF/F. Minor chipping; slight pitting and cracking. Faint, widespread, incipient, pale blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 13, no. 32 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Numismatic Authority

Demetrius I Poliorcetes (king of Macedon, 294-288 BCE)

Obverse Description

Head of youthful Demetrios(?) to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet

Reverse Description

Ship’s prow to right

Reverse Inscription

Above, ΒΑ; below, monogram (traces)

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Maritime Activities

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph