Co 469 (Middle Roman diassarion of Caracalla from Argos) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
217
Not before (date)
198
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+. Chipping and one snapped segment around edge. Slight pitting and scraping across faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 27, no. 275 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
7
Has denomination
Diassarion
Numismatic Authority
Antoninus Caracalla (211-217)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
25.0
Numismatic Mint
Argos
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.17
Obverse Description
Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
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; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
ΑΡΓ[Ⲉ]-ΙⲰΝ
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse 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, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0469>