KC058 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin from Sikyon) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

-290

Not before (date)

-333

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Comparanda

sim. Warren1983, pp. 45, 47-52, Group 5.6a, pl. 7 (e.g., rev. ΘⲈΥΦ)

Conservation

2008 (July): Bronze corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluene for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).

Contributor Notes

2024 (October): JLR refined Weir2022.

Preservation description

Wear: P. Irregular surface from abrasion, cratering, and flaking. Thin, extensive, pale green bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

Weir2022, p. 1129, no. 810, fig. 23.7 (“Uncertain Hellenistic(?)“)

Axis (1-12)

2

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

16.0

Numismatic Mint

Sikyon

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.82

Obverse Description

Dove flying left

Reverse Description

Uncertain letters inside wreath tied below (oval, berried leaves)

Chronology comment

ca. 333-ca. 290(?) BCE

Explanation of deposition

Funerary offering placed on the face or in mouth of one of those adults.

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Classical (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Bird (Visual Motif)

In Excavated Unit

Locus T07-031

Location in unit

On north central floor inside cist of Loculus 7-I, just west of cranial remains of T7-I-A to T7-I-E.

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph