Description
Korkyra, Korkyra, 3rd century BC. Head of young Dionysos wreathed with ivy right / K-O; kantharos, grape above.
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Korkyra, Korkyra, 3rd century BC. Head of young Dionysos wreathed with ivy right / K-O; kantharos, grape above.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE16 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,02 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BMC 139, 396 |
| Commentary: | brown patina, well centered, good details |
The earliest reference to Korkyra is the Mycenaean Greek word ko-ro-ku-ra-i-jo ("man from Kerkyra") written in Linear B syllabic script, ca 1300 BC.