- Co 1277 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Amisos) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -63
- Not before (date)
- -120
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 855a, p. 255, pl. 29 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCPontus Amisus 53-56, p. 18, pl. III.8, 9
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P. Frequent, moderate marginal chipping; extensive, slight to moderate pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 82, no. 1306 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 19.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Amisos
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.49
- Obverse Description
- Head of youthful Dionysos with rolled hair to right
- Reverse Description
- Cista mystica; behind, thyrsus
- Reverse Inscription
- Below, [Α]ΜΙΣΟΥ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dionysos/Bacchus (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1277 (Late Hellenistic bronze coin of Amisos).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1277>
