Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 898 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth)
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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
268, p. 40 (citing Price Class A, Group VII, 72, dated ca. 303-287)
Description
Obverse struck toward top of flan.
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting. Large patches of white to greenish blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 18, no. 128 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
11
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
13.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.72
Obverse Description
Pegasos flying to left
Obverse Inscription
Below, Ϙ
Reverse Description
Ornamented trident head
Reverse Inscription
To left, Tyche with cornucopia; to right, Ν within circle
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Pegasos (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 898 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0898>