Corinth Coin: 1926 791
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1926 791
Title:   Greek Copper/Bronze Coin, Chalcis Mint (396 BC - 336 BC)
Year:   1926
Coin Number:   791
Period:   Greek
Material:   AE
Mint:   Chalcis
Obverse Type:   Head of Hera facing; wears earring, necklace, and diadem surmounted by five discs with human faces; sacrificial fillet with ends hanging at side of face to right
Reverse Legend:   [LAX] below
Reverse Type:   Eagle facing r. with serpent in beak and claws
Symbol:   [Letters] and filler
Weight Description:   1.47
Weight:   1.47
Diameter:   12
Chronology:   396 BC - 336 BC
Findspot Description:   Lechaion Road
Excavation date: 6/19/1926
Notebook 90 p.74, 3, .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation. Coin spearated from card no.87
Reference:   BMC Central Greece p.112, no.70; Babelon II no. 164
Published:   Corinth VI, no. 273
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Edwards, Corinth 6, 1933
Image: digital 2011 6656
Image: digital 2011 6657
Image: digital 2011 6658
Notebook Page: NB 549, spread 74 (pp. 138 - 139)