Co 208 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius from Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph