Co 928 (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 268, p. 40 (citing Price Class A, Group VII, 72, dated ca. 303-287)

Preservation comment

Wear: F-F+. One large chip with extending crack; extensive, minute pitting. Sparse patches of light blue bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 137 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

8

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

14.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.81

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)

Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph