Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 943 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth)
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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
271, p. 41 (citing Price Class A, Group VII, 76, dated ca. 303-287)
Preservation comment
Wear: G/F. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting. Incipient pale blue bronze disease on reverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 18, no. 145 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
3
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.26
Obverse Description
Pegasos flying to left
Obverse Inscription
Below, Ϙ
Reverse Description
Ornamented trident head; to left, empty field; to right, cornucopia
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 943 (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/co0943>