- Co 561 (Middle Roman diassarion of Septimius Severus from Megara) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 211
- Not before (date)
- 193
- Comment
- This coin is extremely rare.
- Logical part of
- Area E (north side of harbor)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BCDPeloponnesos 53, pp. 52-53
- Label or tag text
- Upper Trench, West end
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aEF/VF+. Large chip in obverse left edge; large patch of flaking and bronze disease on reverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 26, no. 270, pl. I (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 10
- Has denomination
- Diassarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Septimius Severus (193-211)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 23.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Megara
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.21
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [ΑΥΤ] Κ ΛΟΥ - ⲤⲈ[Π?] ⲤⲈΟVΗΡΟⲤ
- Reverse Description
- Artemis striding right, holding [one torch each] in right and left hands
- Reverse Inscription
- ΜⲈΓΑ–[Ρ]ⲈⲰΝ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Artemis/Diana (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 561 (Middle Roman diassarion of Septimius Severus from Megara).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0561>
