- Co 643 (Middle Roman diassarion of Commodus from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 198
- Not before (date)
- 196
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- sim. RPC IV.1, 7918 (smaller)
- Comparanda
- sim. BCDCorinth 818, p. 117 (smaller)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. Obverse right edge cracking away; overall thin and brittle.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 24, no. 229 (R. Hohlfelder; identified as Caracalla)
- Axis (1-12)
- 2
- Has denomination
- Diassarion
- Numismatic Authority
- M. Aurelius Commodus (180-192)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 28.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 7.49
- Obverse Description
- Laureate bust of youthful emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- IMP M AV[R] C[OM?] – O A[NTO AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Melikertes lying on dolphin to right beneath pine tree; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- Upper left to right field: C L I – COR
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dolphin (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 643 (Middle Roman diassarion of Commodus from Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0643>
