Co 903 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Aegina) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-250

Not before (date)

-400

Comment

Coin dated 4th-first half of 3rd century BC

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

AgoraXXVI 662a, p. 220, pl. 27 (J. Kroll)

Comparanda

BMCAttica Aegina 213-214, p. 143

Preservation comment

Wear: VF. One large marginal chip and sparse cracking.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 11, no. 4 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

4

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Aegina

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.04

Obverse Description

Two dolphins swimming upwards

Obverse Inscription

Between dolphins, small Α

Reverse Description

Incuse square with four compartments, lower right one divided into two triangles

Reverse Inscription

In upper left quadrant, A (traces)

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Classical (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Dolphin (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph