Co 548 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin, Anonymous Macedonian royal issue) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-300
Not before (date)
-325
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
KC032
Comparanda
Liampi1986, p. 264, nos. 232 (Demetrios Poliorcetes, Cyprus), 252 (uncertain), pl. 6
Comparanda
NemeaIII 1992–1995, p. 172, pl. 27 (R. C. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
Comparanda
Price1991, pp. 390-395, nos. 3158-3162, pl. 150
Comparanda
SNGCopMac3 1122-1126, pl. 29
Contributor Notes
2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Preservation description
Wear: F. Snapped to remove ca. 35% from obverse lower left; extensive, slight pitting and differential wear in patches. Wide areas of white and pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 81, no. 1265 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible”)
Axis (1-12)
1
Has denomination
Dichalkon
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.53
Obverse Description
Macedonian shield with facing gorgoneion on central roundel
Reverse Description
Macedonian helmet with spreading plume and hanging cheekguards; lower left and right, caduceus-uncertain monogram
Reverse Inscription
To upper left and right, Β-[Α]
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Weaponry and Armor (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph