- Co 609 (Early Roman assarion of Antoninus Pius from Sparta) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 161
- Not before (date)
- 138
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC IV.1, 4146
- Comparanda
- BCDPeloponnesos 940.4 p. 233
- Comparanda
- Grunauer1978, p. 186, Gruppe XL.5, pl. 25
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aG/P. Chipped and nicked edge with rare fissures.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 683 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Greek Imperial”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 7
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Antoninus Pius (138-161)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Sparta
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.16
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [ΑVΤΟΚΡΑΤⲰ]Ρ [Α-ΝΤ]ⲰΝ[ⲈΙΝΟⲤ]
- Reverse Description
- Club; within dotted border (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- ΛΑ-Κ[Ε]|ΔΑΙ-[ΜΟ]|ΝΙ-ⲰΝ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 609 (Early Roman assarion of Antoninus Pius from Sparta).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0609>
