- Co 607 (Early Roman assarion of Hadrian from Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 128
- Not before (date)
- 117
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC III, 215
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G-VG. Attrition in scattered, wide pits and flakes.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 23, no. 220 (R. Hohlfelder misread iconography)
- Axis (1-12)
- 9
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Hadrian (117-138)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 20.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 6.69
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [IM]P CAES TR[AIAN H-ADRIANVS] A[VG]
- Reverse Description
- Poseidon seated on rock to right inside round temple with six columns and domed roof
- Reverse Inscription
- [C]OL LAV – [IVL COR]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dolphin (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Poseidon/Neptune (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
-
- Reverse Photograph
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