- Co 937 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Megara) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -250
- Not before (date)
- -300
- Comment
- Coin dated early 2nd century BC
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 646, p. 218, pl. 26 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCAttica Megara 11-14, p. 119, pl. XXI:7
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF. Slightly nicked and pitted. Patches of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 40 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Megara
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.72
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of Apollo to right, with hair falling in loose locks down back of neck
- Reverse Description
- Six-stringed lyre within dotted border (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- ↑ MEΓA-⤿ ΡEΩN
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 937 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Megara).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0937>
