- Co 672 (Middle Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius from Patrae) [permalink] [show fewer links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 180
- Not before (date)
- 161
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BMCPeloponnesus 36–37, p. 27
- Comparanda
- sim. BCDPeloponnesos 556.3, pp. 148-149 (reverse iconography same but details differ)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F+. Nicked edge; slight, extensive pitting and fissuring.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 26, no. 265 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Domitian, Patrae”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 3
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 20.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Patrae
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 7.14
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head with bearded emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- M AVR ANTO-NINVS A[VG]
- Reverse Description
- She-wolf to right suckling Romulus and Remus
- Reverse Inscription
- COL A A | PATR
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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