Co 872 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Argos) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-200

Not before (date)

-400

Comment

Coin dated 4th-3rd century BC

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

AgoraXXVI 781, p. 241 (J. Kroll)

Comparanda

BMCPeloponnesus Argos 98, p. 143

Comparanda

NemeaIII 1647, p. 150 (R. C. Knapp and J. D. MacIsaac)

Contributor Notes

2017 (May 26): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

Wear: P/F. Frequent, slight marginal nicking; extensive, slight to moderate pitting to rare cratering. Wide, thin areas of white to pale blue bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 12, no. 14 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Argos

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.52

Obverse Description

Head of wolf to left

Reverse Inscription

Large A (upper part off flan); below, Θ (traces?)

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Classical (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Dog or Wolf (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph