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- Co 2035 (Middle Hellenistic chalkous from Sikyon) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Is Part Of
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Coin Finds
- Not after (date)
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-150
- Not before (date)
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-196
- Comment
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Dated ca. 196-160/150 BC
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Comparanda
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BMCPeloponnese Sicyon 206, p. 52, pl. IX:14
- Comparanda
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Warren1984, pp. 6-7, 9-10, Group 8.8-10, fig. 1 (monogram 1, 2, 3?), pl. 1
- Contributor Notes
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2014 (June 9): R. Weir studied and described, without reference in KenchreaiIII.
- Contributor Notes
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2023: JLR clarified description.
- Preservation description
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Wear: G/P. Roughly 15% snapped off from upper obverse, with deep adjacent flaking; extensive, slight pitting and moderate gouging.
- Has denomination
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Chalkous
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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12.0
- Numismatic Mint
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Sikyon
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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1.22
- Obverse Description
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Dove flying to left
- Obverse Inscription
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Between wing and tail, Α-based monogram
- Reverse Description
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Name of city within wreath tied above (berries and large leaves)
- Reverse Inscription
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ΣΙ (bold letters; sigma has straight bars, serifs; iota is mostly effaced)
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Middle Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Bird (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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