KM240 (Early Roman Gold-Foil Impression of Hellenistic Sikyonian Coin) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Gold-Foil Impression (Bracteate)

Comparanda

Warren1983, pp. 36-52, Groups 4A/C, 5

Description

Prototype: Sikyon, ca. 330–200 BCE. Perhaps it bore an earlier impression (e.g., of an Aigina bronze, ca. 300 BCE, with incuse square reverse) before someone decided to mold the foil over the obverse of a Sikyonian coin instead.

Preservation comment

Wear F. Good condition but surface is crumpled and creased.

Published as

Weir2022, p. 1143, no. 858, fig. 23.16

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.24

Obverse Description

Dove flying to right (leading edge of wing, head visible); underneath, traces of a possible earlier design, a 6 × 6 mm square.

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Gold (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Bird (Visual Motif)