KC058 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin from Sikyon) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
-290
Not before (date)
-333
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
sim. Warren1983, pp. 45, 47-52, Group 5.6a, pl. 7 (e.g., rev. ΘⲈΥΦ)
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
Dated ca. 333-ca. 290(?) BCE
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)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph