Co 780 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink]

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 261, p. 39 (citing Price Class A, Group Vi dated ca. 306-303 BCE)

Preservation description

Wear: aVF. Slight, extensive pitting. Small, scattered areas of bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 116 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

1

Has denomination

Chalkous

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.5

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.77

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

Below, Ϙ

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head; to left, dolphin swimming down; to right, uncertain

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Dolphin (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Pegasos (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph