- Co 208 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius 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
- 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)
- Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 208 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius 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>
