Co 893 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-252

Not before (date)

-287

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

BCDCorinth 289, p. 43 (citing Price Class A, Group VIII, 87, dated ca. 287-252)

Published as

Wear: aF. Very slight nicking; sparse, slight, minute pitting and fissuring. Wide, thin areas of white bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 126 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

7

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.91

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

Below, Ϙ

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head

Reverse Inscription

To left, Σ; to right, grape cluster

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph