Co 866 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of the Locrian League) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-300
Not before (date)
-338
Comment
Coin dated 338-ca. 300 BC
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 581, p. 202 (J. Kroll)
Comparanda
BMCCentralGreece Locris 57-68, pp. 7-8, pl. ii:8
Comparanda
NemeaIII 161-181, pp. 79-80, pl. 5 (R. C. Knapp and J. D. MacIsaac)
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Slight, scattered pitting. Small area of light blue bronze corrosion.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 13, no. 38 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Numismatic Authority
Locrian League
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.61
Obverse Description
Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet
Reverse Description
Grape cluster
Reverse Inscription
⟲ ΛΟΚ-ΡΩΝ
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Classical (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 866 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of the Locrian League).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0866>