Co 858 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-287

Not before (date)

-303

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

BCDCorinth 270, p. 41 (citing Price Class A, Group VII, 75, dated ca. 303-287)

Preservation comment

Wear: G/F. Slightly chipped edge; rare, minute pitting and scratching. Small areas of incipient bluish green bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 120 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

1

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.89

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

Below, Ϙ (traces)

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head; to right, double-headed ax

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Pegasos (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph