- Co 1235 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Aegina) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -250
- Not before (date)
- -400
- Comment
- Coin dated 4th-first half of 3rd century BC
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 662, p. 220, pl. 27 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCAttica Aegina 206-222, p. 143, pl. XXV:14
- Comparanda
- NemeaIII 386-413, pp. 94-95 (R. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aG. Slightly chipped edge and transverse separation of flan; severe marginal chipping; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and fissuring. Wide areas of powdery, pale bluish green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 105 (R. Hohlfelder in Appendix 3 identified as “token or button“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Aegina
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.88
- Obverse Description
- Two dolphins swimming upwards
- Obverse Inscription
- Between dolphins, small Α
- Reverse Description
- Incuse square with four compartments, lower right one divided into two triangles; uncertain figure in upper right quadrant?
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Classical (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dolphin (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1235 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Aegina).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1235>
