Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 469 (Middle Roman diassarion of Caracalla from Argos)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
AgoraXXVI
, 787, p. 242, pl. 28 (die duplicate)
Comparanda
BCDPeloponnesos
, 1216, 1218.2, pp. 290-291 (reverse die duplicate?)
Comparanda
ImhoofBlumerGardner1964
, pl. XXXVII (reverse type also used with obverses of Septimius Severus)
Preservation comment
Wear: flatstruck VF+/F+. Slipping and one snapped segment around edge. Slight pitting and scraping across faces.
Axis (1-12
7
Has denomination
diassarion
Numismatic Diameter (mm.)
25.0
Numismatic Mint
Argos
Numismatic Weight (grs.)
7.17
Obverse Description
Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
ΑV ΚΑΙⲤΑ Ⲥ Μ Α-ΝΤⲰΝⲈΙΝ[ΟⲤ]
Reverse Description
Leto standing facing, head to left, raising right arm and holding left arm over small figure of Chloris standing left
Reverse Inscription
ΑΡΓ[Ⲉ]-ΙⲰΝ
Material
Bronze (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 469 (Middle Roman diassarion of Caracalla from Argos).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2022. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0469>