Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 228 (Early Roman as of Nero from Corinth)
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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>