- Co 235 (Early Roman assarion of Hadrian from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 138
- Not before (date)
- 117
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC III, 163
- Comparanda
- Walbank2003, p. 342, fig. 20.6.3 (British Museum)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/G. Deep marginal chips and cracking; extensive, minute pitting. Incipient pale blue bronze disease in cracks. Heavy attrition of edge and surface has reduced diameter and weight.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 24, no. 234 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman Rule … Uncertain … (Hadrian?)”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 7
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Hadrian (117-138)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.5
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 10.65
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right, [wearing paludamentum]
- Obverse Inscription
- [IMP CAES TR-A HADR AVG] P P
- Reverse Description
- Two female figures standing facing each other, altar in between, on ground line
- Reverse Inscription
- [C]ON[CORD] CORI-NT E[T PAT(RAS)]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 235 (Early Roman assarion of Hadrian 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/co0235>
