- Co 784 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Demetrios Poliorketes) [permalink] [show more 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 718, 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: F/F+. Extensive, moderate pitting. Patches of green to pale blue, powdery bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 13, no. 33 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Numismatic Authority
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes (king of Macedon, 294-288 BCE)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.06
- Obverse Description
- Head of youthful Demetrios(?) to right wearing crested Corinthian helmet
- Reverse Description
- Ship’s prow to right
- Reverse Inscription
- Above, ΒΑ (traces); below, monogram (traces)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Maritime Activities
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 784 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Demetrios Poliorketes).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0784>
