- Co 239 (Middle Roman assarion of Geta from Psophis) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 209
- Not before (date)
- 198
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BCDPeloponnesos 1692, p. 399 (but bare head on obverse and slight differences in stance on reverse; “extremely rare“)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F/VG. Sparsely chipped edge; coin broken roughly in half; extensive, moderate pitting almost to cratering.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 53, no. 668 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 5
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Geta (211)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Psophis
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.14
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, draped, youthful bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Description
- [ ] ⲤⲈΠΤ[ΙΜΙΟⲤ ΓⲈΤΑ]Ⲥ [Κ]Α[ΙⲤΑΡ]
- Reverse Description
- Pan standing in counterpoise to right with bearded head turned to right, left arm upraised holding lagobolon and right arm upraised holding [syrinx]
- Reverse Inscription
- Ψ[ΩΦ-ⲈΙΔΙ]ΩΝ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Pan (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 239 (Middle Roman assarion of Geta from Psophis).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0239>
