- Co 1328 (Early Hellenistic hemiobol of Ptolemy I from Cypriote Salamis) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -294
- Not before (date)
- -294
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- CPtolEmpI.2 B108
- Comparanda
- Svoronos19041908, p. 6, no. 27, pl. I.25
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P. Severely chipped or snapped edge to a ragged state; frequent cratering acros surfaces. Common patches of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 28, no. 1315 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible“)
- Has denomination
- Hemiobol
- Numismatic Authority
- Ptolemy I Soter (king of Egypt, 305-282 BC)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 19.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Salamis (Cyprus)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.86
- Obverse Description
- Countermark across neck in long, deep, incuse rectangle (6 mm): ST (?)
- Obverse Description
- Head of king to right, with thick hair tied with taenia falling down neck
- Reverse Description
- Prow of warship to right
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Maritime Activities
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1328 (Early Hellenistic hemiobol of Ptolemy I from Cypriote Salamis).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1328>
