Co 228 (Early Roman as of Nero from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
67
Not before (date)
66
Comment
Coin dated AD 66/7
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC I, 1205
Comparanda
Amandry1988, pp. 108, 215-216, 220, émission XXII.45
Preservation comment
Wear: aF. One marginal chip, slight, sparse pitting. Patches of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 22, no. 204 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Authority
Nero (54-68)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
22.0
Numismatic Issuer
P. Memmius Cleander (Corinthian duovir, 66-67)
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
6.67
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
NERO CAE | AVG IMP
Reverse Description
Emperor standing to left on suggestum, right arm raised and left hand holding a scroll; within thin dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
P MEM CLE[AND]-RO IIVIR QVIN; in right and left fields, AD–LO | AV–G
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 228 (Early Roman as of Nero 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/co0228>