- Co 545 (Early Roman as of Augustus from Corinth with countermark) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 5
- Not before (date)
- 4
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- Countermark: Amandry1988, pp. 155-156, n. 77 (émission XIIIg3)
- Comparanda
- RPC I, 1139
- Comparanda
- Amandry1988, pp. 153-156, émission XIIIf1/g1
- Comparanda
- BMCCorinth 509, p. 62
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting; delaminating flakes and rare cratering.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 681 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 7
- Has denomination
- As
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 19.5
- Numismatic Issuer
- C. Heius Pollio (Corinthian duovir, 4-5)
- Numismatic Issuer
- C. Mussius Priscus (Corinthian duovir, 4-5)
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.28
- Obverse Description
- Bare head of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- CORIN[THI – AVG]VSTVS
- Reverse Description
- Countermark to right in shallow incuse rectangle (4 mm): E (thin, turned at angle)
- Reverse Description
- Names of duovirs in four lines within tufted pine or parsley wreath (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- C HEIO [POL|LIO]NE [I]TE[R | C] MVS[SIO PR|IS]CO [II]V[IR]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 545 (Early Roman as of Augustus from Corinth with countermark).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0545>
