Co 926 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer 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)

Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)

Photograph

Photograph