Co 561 (Middle Roman diassarion of Septimius Severus from Megara) [permalink] [show fewer 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
Reverse Photograph