- Co 1349 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin from Paros with countermark) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -150
- Not before (date)
- -300
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 845, p. 253 (dated “before 150 BC”; J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- BMCCreteAegean Paros 35, 36, p. 116, pl. XXVI:18 (same countermark)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/aVF. Extensive, minute pitting and slight scratching. Small patches of green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 14, no. 42 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Paros
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.06
- Obverse Description
- Countermark to lower right within deep incuse circle (5 mm): pomegranate
- Obverse Description
- [Wheat-]wreathed head of [Demeter or Kore]
- Reverse Description
- Long-horned goat standing to right
- Reverse Inscription
- [Π]ΑΡΙ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Ceres/Demeter (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Goat (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Persephone/Kore/Proserpina (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1349 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin from Paros with countermark).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1349>
