- Co 664 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian for the deified Antinoös from Epirote Nicopolis) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 131
- Not before (date)
- 131
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- sim. RPC IV.1, 4212 temp. (format and reverse)
- Comparanda
- sim. reverse Oikonomidou1975, p. 100, Septimius Severus 1, pl. 25
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/VG+. Slightly nicked edge, with deep, long crack at obverse axis 10; extensive minute pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 28, no. 284 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Greek Imperial ... Mr. Alan Walker has made tentative identificatio[n] ... : Nicopolis“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 9
- Has denomination
- Diassarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Hadrian (117-138)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 25.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicopolis (Epirus)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.59
- Obverse Description
- Bare-headed, three-quarter-length bust of Antinoös to right; within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Description
- Full-figure of helmeted Athena standing left, holding grounded shield in left hand with crossing spear and Nike in extended right hand; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟΝ] – ΘⲈΟΝ
- Reverse Inscription
- ΝⲈΙΚΟ-Π-ΟΛⲈⲰⲤ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Antinous (imperial beloved, 130-138)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 664 (Early Roman diassarion of Hadrian for the deified Antinoös from Epirote Nicopolis).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0664>
