- Co 561 (Middle Roman diassarion of Septimius Severus from Methana) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Logical part of
- Area E (north side of harbor)
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- sim. BCDPeloponnesos, 1332.1, p. 316 (obverse, same; reverse, Artemis to left)
- Comparanda
- sim. BMCPeloponnesus, Methana 3, p. 163, pl. XXX:12 (Artemis drawing arrow from quiver)
- 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
- 2
- Has denomination
- diassarion
- Numismatic Diameter (mm.)
- 23.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Methana
- Numismatic Weight (grs.)
- 6.21
- Obverse Description
- Laureate bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- Λ ⲤⲈΠ[ΤΙΜ]ΙΟⲤ - ⲤⲈΟVΗΡΟⲤ
- Reverse Description
- Artemis striding right holding bow in upraised right arm, [torch?] in left
- Reverse Inscription
- ΜⲈΘΑ–[Ν]ⲈⲰΝ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Artemis/Diana (Visual Motif)
- Photograph
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- Photograph
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“Co 561 (Middle Roman diassarion of Septimius Severus from Methana).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2022. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0561>
