Co 1055 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Demeterios Poliorketes) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Newell1927, 171, p. 151, pl. XVII.10 (“… Mint in Caria(?)”)
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Slightly nicked and chipped edge; extensive, minute to slight pitting. Speckling of white and pale blue bronze disease on obverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 13, no. 34 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
9
Numismatic Weight (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.58
Obverse Description
Laureate head of Poseidon to right
Reverse Description
Ship‘s prow to right; below, dolphin
Reverse Inscription
Above, ΒΑ
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Dolphin (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Poseidon/Neptune (Visual Motif)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1055 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Demeterios Poliorketes).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1055>