Co 609 (Early Roman assarion of Antoninus Pius from Sparta) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph