Co 397 (Late Republican semis of Augustus from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-30
Not before (date)
-30
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC I, no. 1130
Comparanda
Amandry1988, pp. 41-43, 138-139, émission VIIb, pl. VIII
Comparanda
BCDCorinth 330, p. 48
Comparanda
CorinthVI 24, p. 17, pl. I (K. M. Edwards)
Preservation comment
Wear: F. Nicked and slightly cracked edge; extensive, moderate pitting and gouging. Wide patches of white bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 65 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial”)
Axis (1-12)
11
Has denomination
Semis
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
14.0
Numismatic Issuer
M. Antonius Theophilus (Corinthian duovir, 30 BCE)
Numismatic Issuer
P. Aebutius (Corinthian duovir, 39-36 and 30 BCE)
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
3.28
Obverse Description
Bucranium within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
⟳ M ANT THEO-PHIL IIVI-R QVINQ
Reverse Description
Praefericulum; to right, palm branch circling up over handle; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
⟲ P AEBVTIVS II - VIR QVINQ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 397 (Late Republican semis of Augustus 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/co0397>