Co 414 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian from Argos) [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
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>