Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 38 (Early Roman diassarion of Antoninus Pius from Argos)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
161
Not before (date)
138
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC IV.1, 7927
Comparanda
BCDPeloponnesos
1192.2, p. 284
Description
Centering dimple on obverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 26, no. 268 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
8
Has denomination
Diassarion
Numismatic Authority
Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
25.0
Numismatic Mint
Argos
Numismatic Weight (g)
12.11
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right; within thin dotted border
Obverse Inscription
ΑVΤ ΑΝΤⲰΝ-ⲈΙΝΟⲤ ⲈV[ⲤⲈΒΗⲤ]
Reverse Description
Nude Herakles standing to right, head turned back, holds lion skin in left arm and grounded club in right; within thin dotted border
Reverse Inscription
ΑΡΓⲈ-ΙⲰΝ
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Herakles/Hercules (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 38 (Early Roman diassarion of Antoninus Pius from Argos).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0038>