Co 921 (Late Classical-Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Dyrrhachion) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-50

Not before (date)

-400

Comment

Coin dated 4th-1st centuries BC

Comment

JLR: The name ΛΥΚΟΥ is otherwise attested on silver coinage from Dyrrhachium: Ceka1972, pp. 189, 192, 197, nos. 65, 74, 197, 369

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

sim. BMCThessaly 170-175, p. 77

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. Slightly nicked edge and moderate, extensive pitting; large areas of white to pale blue bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 48 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Philip II or Alexander III, Fourth Century B.C.“)

Axis (1-12)

6

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Issuer

Lykos (magistrate at Hellenistic Dyrrhachium)

Numismatic Mint

Dyrrhachium

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.88

Obverse Description

Head of young Heracles to right, wearing lionskin

Reverse Description

Strung bow above club with intervening letters within thin wreath(?) border

Reverse Inscription

ΛΥΚΟΥ | ΔΥΡ

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Classical (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Herakles/Hercules (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Weaponry and Armor (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph