Co 138 (Middle Roman dekassarion of Gallienus from Argos) [permalink]

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

Reverse Photograph