- Co 540 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian from Sparta) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC III, 335
- Comparanda
- Grunauer1978, p. 202, pl. XXXVII:2, 5, 8, 11
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF+. Sparse nicking and cracking around edge; slight pale brown patination on both faces.
- Axis (1-12
- 6
- Has denomination
- diassarion
- Numismatic Diameter (mm.)
- 28.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sparta
- Numismatic Weight (grs.)
- 7.32
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of youthful emperor to right; all within beaded border
- Obverse Inscription
- Α[ΥΤ •] Κ[ΑΙϹ]ΑΡ ΤΡΑΙ • Α-ΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
- Reverse Description
- Castor and Pollux with lances galloping to right; all within beaded border
- Reverse Inscription
- ΛΑΚΕΔ[Α]Ι|ΜΟΝΙΩΝ
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Horse or donkey (Visual Motif)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“Co 540 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian from Sparta).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2022. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0540>
