Co 260 (Late Republican as of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-31
Not before (date)
-34
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
RPC I, no. 1127
Cited by
Amandry1979, p. 239 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
Amandry1988, pp. 108, 133-136, émission VIa-b
Comparanda
BMCCorinth 498-499, p. 60, pl. XV:8
Preservation comment
Wear: aG/P. Slight, sparse, minute pitting and rare scratching. Extensive white clouding over both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 23, no. 223 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman Rule … Hadrian”)
Axis (1-12)
3
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
23.0
Numismatic Issuer
C. Heius Pamphilus (Corinthian duovir, 34-31, 27/6 or 26/5, 17/16 BCE)
Numismatic Issuer
Q. Caecilius Niger (Corinthian duovir, 34-31 BC)
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
10.52
Obverse Description
Head of smiling Aphrodite to right, wearing [earring] and necklace, hair tied with taenia and hanging loose in back
Reverse Description
Pegasus flying right
Reverse Inscription
[Q CA]ECIL NI[GR | C HE[IO PAM]; to right, [II|]VI[R]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Aphrodite/Venus (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph