Co 420 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius from Argos) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
180
Not before (date)
161
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC IV.1, no. 9659 temp.
Comparanda
BCDPeloponnesos 1193.2, p. 294
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Roughly 5% snapped off from obverse right; extensive, slight to moderate pitting. Incipient pale blue bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 676 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
5
Has denomination
Assarion
Numismatic Authority
Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
21.0
Numismatic Mint
Argos
Numismatic Weight (g)
6.01
Obverse Description
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ[OⲤ] - ΑVΓ[ΟVⲤ]ΤΟⲤ
Reverse Description
Hera sitting on high-backed throne to left, holding patera in outstretched right hand and long sceptre in raised left hand; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
Α[Ρ]ΓⲈ-ΙΩ[Ν]
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Hera/Juno (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 420 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius 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/co0420>