Co 926 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-250
Not before (date)
-300
Comment
JLR: Shape of horse and trident are ca. 300-250, but no clear published parallels
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Preservation comment
Wear: G/F. Rare, deep and wide chipping and marginal flaking; extensive, slight pitting and rare gouging. Wide areas of white bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 136 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
9
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.47
Obverse Description
Pegasos flying to left
Obverse Inscription
Below, Ϙ (traces)
Reverse Description
Ornamented trident head; uncertain controls (to left, wreath?; to right: figure standing left with staff or thyrsos?)
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Pegasos (Visual Motif)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 926 (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/co0926>