- Co 830 (Late Hellenistic-Early Hellenistic dichalkon(?) of Sikyon) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -300
- Not before (date)
- -333
- Comment
- J. Warren (Warren1983) dated this type last third of 4th century BC (Group 5 first series), “perhaps“ valued as dichalkon
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- KC057
- Comparanda
- BMCPeloponnesus Sicyon 151, 152, p. 48, pl. IX:2
- Comparanda
- Warren1983, pp. 44, 47-52, Group 5.3a, pl. 7
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Extensive marginal chipping; somewhat extensive, minute pitting and dense, thin striations from vigorous mechanical cleaning. Wide areas of white to pale green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 81, no. 1281 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 9
- Has denomination
- Dichalkon
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.24
- Obverse Description
- Dove flying to left
- Reverse Description
- Small wreath tie with fillet with end hanging below; all within berried wreath tied below
- Reverse Inscription
- Below small wreath, small ΜΕ (traces)
- 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)
- Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 830 (Late Hellenistic-Early Hellenistic dichalkon(?) 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/co0830>
