Co 1327 (Early-Middle Hellenistic bronze coin of Keos) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-200
Not before (date)
-250
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI 831, p. 251, pl. 29 (J. Kroll)
Comparanda
BMCCreteAegean Ceos 1-9, p. 89, pl. XXI:3
Comparanda
RegerRisser1991, pp. 307-308
Contributor Notes
2012 (December 3), 2015 (June 17): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR identified coin.
Preservation description
Wear: aG. Slight, extensive pitting; patches of greenish blue bronze disease. More than 50% of flan missing, so that original weight and diameter would have been 4+ g and 20+ cm. Aggressive mechancial cleaning of obverse has removed details of bust esp along right side.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 82, no. 1314 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Illegible“)
Axis (1-12)
7
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
18.0
Numismatic Mint
Keos
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.65
Obverse Description
Laureate and bearded head (Aristaeus?) to right
Reverse Description
Dog (Sirius) advancing left with forelegs outstretched, rays to left (traces)
Reverse Inscription
Above figure, Κ̣Ε̣[ΙΩΝ]
Chronology comment
Dated second half 3rd century BCE
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Dog or Wolf (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph