KC049 (Early Roman diassarion(?) of Antoninus Pius from Corinth) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Not after (date)

161

Not before (date)

138

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RPC IV.1 5103 (temporary)

Conservation

2008 (June 28): Bronze corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluene for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).

Contributor Notes

2024 (October): JLR refined Weir2022.

Preservation description

Wear: VG. Extensive pitting to incipient cratering. Deep crack through coin at obverse left; sharp contiguous marginal crack. Scattered thin patches of green bronze disease. Weathering has signficantly reduced the original weight.

Published as

Weir2022, p. 1124, no. 794, fig. 23.4

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Diassarion

Numismatic Authority

Antoninus Pius (138-161)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

24.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

7.08

Obverse Description

Laureate head of emperor to right within dotted border (traces)

Obverse Inscription

[ANTONINVS - AVG PIVS]

Reverse Description

[Melikertes-Palaimon] lying atop dolphin to right on agonistic table; within thin dotted border

Reverse Inscription

C - [L | I]; in exergue, CO[R]

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Dolphin (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Palaimon-Melikertes (Visual Motif)

Photograph

Photograph