- Co 1289 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Attic Salamis) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -300
- Not before (date)
- -400
- Comment
- Coin dated to the 4th century BC
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 640, pp. 214-215, pl. 26 (J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCAttica Salamis 1-6, p. 116, pl. XX:7, 8
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Marginal chipping and deep break with cracking at obverse axis 2; extensive, slight to moderate pitting, scratching and gouging. Small spots of incipient white bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 82, no. 1308 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Salamis (Attica)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.92
- Obverse Description
- Head of nymph Salamis to right, wearing stephane
- Reverse Description
- Boeotian shield, on which sheathed sword of Ajax
- Reverse Inscription
- Σ[Α]-Λ[Α]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Classical (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Weaponry and Armor (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1289 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Attic Salamis).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1289>
