Co 1249 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin from Corinth) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not before (date)
-287
Not before (date)
-252
Comment
JLR: NEED OBVERSE PIC
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BCDCorinth 288, p. 43 (citing Price Class A, Group VIII, 86, dated ca. 287-252)
Contributor Notes
2010 (late May), 2012 (November 23): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR enhanced description.
Preservation description
Wear: F. Slight pitting and scratching; one crater on obverse top left. Wide patches of white to pale green encrustation on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 19, no. 149 (R. Hohlfelder)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
13.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.1
Obverse Description
Pegasos flying to left
Obverse Inscription
Below, Ϙ
Reverse Description
Ornamented trident; to left, [Σ]; to right, bound lightning
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Pegasos (Visual Motif)
Reverse Photograph