- Co 208 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius in the name of Commodus Caesar from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 177
- Not before (date)
- 175
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC IV.1, 9518
- Comparanda
- sim. BCDCorinth 822, p. 117
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aG. Moderate pitting and scratching; incipient white to pale blue bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 24, no. 231 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Greek … Corinth under Roman Rule … Uncertain … Domitian?”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 11
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 7.58
- Obverse Description
- Bare head of youthful emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [COMMODO] CAES – [A]VG FI[L GERM]
- Reverse Description
- Palaimon-Melikertes riding dolphin to right, dolphin swimming downward to flat base or altar
- Reverse Inscription
- [C L I] – COR
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dolphin (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Palaimon-Melikertes (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 208 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius in the name of Commodus Caesar 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/co0208>
