Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 189 (Early Roman as of Galba from Corinth)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 69
Not before (date): 68
Comment: Coin dated 68/69 CE.
Comment: JLR 2024: Coin not found and examined. Identified here as in Kenchreai III. Lost in 1968 with Hassia?
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 22, no. 208 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 3
Has denomination: As
Numismatic Authority: Galba (68-69)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 18.0
Numismatic Issuer: L. Caninius Agrippa (Corinthian duovir, 68-69)
Numismatic Mint: Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g): 6.82
Obverse Description: Bare head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: SVL GAL – CAESAR AVG
Reverse Description: Three-quarters view of tetrastyle temple facing to left on podium
Reverse Inscription: L CAN AGRIPPAE IIVIR; in exergue, COR
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “Co 189 (Early Roman as of Galba from Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0189>