- Co 1331 (Late Hellenistic trichalkon of Sikyon) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -75
- Not before (date)
- -100
- Comment
- J. Warren (pp. 21-22) dates the coin most likely to the ca. first quarter of 1st century BC but cannot rule out ca. 58-30 BC, and suggests that the denomination could have been quarter obol or trichalkon.
- Comment
- The shape of the secondary impression on reverse distinctly resembles the front of the prow on type AgoraXXVI 152, which is known to have been overstruck on several Sikyonian Aineas issues at Athens in ca. 25-22/21 BC (Warren1984, pp. 20-21), but in that case the overstriking of Co 1331 was drastically misplaced off the top of the flan.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BMCPeloponnesus Sikyon 234, 235, p. 55, pl. IX:18
- Comparanda
- Warren1984, pp. 18-22, Group 12.1, pl. 3
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting and cratering and moderate marginal flaking. Patches of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 725 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- Trichalkon
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 18.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.93
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of Apollo with long hair to right
- Reverse Description
- Dove flying to left, holding fillet in beak (traces?)
- Reverse Description
- Upper right face, between wing and tail, shows deep incuse rectangular marking with internal bars: countermark or overstriking?
- Reverse Inscription
- Above wing, ΑΙΝΕΑΣ (traces); above tail, ΣΙ (large letter partly effaced by countermark or overstriking)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bird (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1331 (Late Hellenistic trichalkon of Sikyon).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1331>
