Co 897 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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 279, p. 42 (citing Price Class A, Group VII, 82, dated ca. 303-287)

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. One chip to gouge and crack at obverse axis 8; very slight pitting. Speckled incipient pale blue bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 127 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

Chalkous

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.97

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

below, Ϙ

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head

Reverse Inscription

To left, uncertain figure; to right, wreath

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph