Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 414 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian from Argos)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
138
Not before (date)
117
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BCDPeloponnesos
1186.1, p. 282
Preservation comment
Wear: VG/F. Extensive, small pitting; one large flake from left obverse; two craters on upper right reverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 55, no. 375 (R. Hohlfelder; identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
11
Has denomination
Diassarion
Numismatic Authority
Hadrian (117-138)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
25.0
Numismatic Mint
Argos
Numismatic Weight (g)
8.72
Obverse Description
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
[ΑVΤ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟⲤ] (traces)
Reverse Description
Seminude Dionysos standing left holding grape cluster in extended right hand; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
ΑΡ[ΓⲈ-Ι]ⲰΝ
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Dionysos/Bacchus (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 414 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian from Argos).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0414>