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- KC057 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic dichalkon(?) of Sikyon) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Not after (date)
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-300
- Not before (date)
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-333
- Logical part of
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Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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Co 830
- Comparanda
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BMCPeloponnesus Sicyon 151, 152, p. 48, pl. IX:2
- Comparanda
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Warren1983, pp. 44, 47-52, Group 5.3a, pl. 7
- Preservation description
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Wear: P. Severe cracking, flaking, and planar fracturing. Extensive film of green bronze disease.
- Published as
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Weir2022, pp. 1127, 1129, no. 809, fig. 23.7 (“Uncertain Hellenistic(?)“)
- Axis (1-12)
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2
- Has denomination
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Dichalkon
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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17.5
- Numismatic Mint
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Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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4.6
- Obverse Description
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Dove flying to left
- Reverse Inscription
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Small wreath tied with hanging fillet; all within wreath tied below (berried, oval leafs; traces)
- Chronology comment
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J. Warren (Warren1983) dated this type last third 4th century BC (Group 5 first series), “perhaps“ valued as dichalkon.
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Late Classical (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Bird (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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