KC049 (Early Roman diassarion(?) of Antoninus Pius from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
161
Not before (date)
138
Comment
JLR refined Weir 2022 (October 2024).
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC IV.1 5103 (temporary)
Preservation comment
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)
Suggested citation
“KC049 (Early Roman diassarion(?) of Antoninus Pius from Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc049>