- Co 1254 (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 622, pp. 220-221 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCAttica Aegina 206-222, p. 143, pl. XXV:11-14
- Comparanda
- NemeaIII 386-413, pp. 94-95 (cf. 389, same control; R. C. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/G. Severe cracking and laminar expansion (“puffy“). Extensive pale blue to green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 11, no. 1 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 9
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Aegina
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.21
- Obverse Description
- Two dolphins swimming
- Obverse Inscription
- In between, small Α
- Reverse Description
- Incuse square divided into four compartments, lower right square subdivided into two triangles
- Reverse Inscription
- In upper right square, Δ
- 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 1254 (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/co1254>
