- Co 138 (Middle Roman dekassarion of Gallienus from Argos) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 266
- Not before (date)
- 260
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BCDPeloponnesos 1219, p. 290 (die duplicate?; “extremely rare“)
- Comparanda
- SNGCopArgolis 108, pl. 2
- Description
- Reverse struck slight off upper right edge of flan.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Large marginal chip from obverse axis 1-2; extensive, slight pitting. Incipient blue to green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 27, no. 278 (R. Hohlfelder; identified as “Valerian, Argos“ and reverse misread)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- Dekassarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Gallienus (253-268)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 26.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Argos
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 8.72
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- ΠO ΛIKI ΓAΛΛIHNON
- Reverse Description
- Zeus standing left, head to right, holding long scepter; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- AΡΓⲈ-Ι[ⲰN]; in left and right fields, Ι - ΑΣ in ligatura (=10 assaria)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 138 (Middle Roman dekassarion of Gallienus 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/co0138>
