Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 730 (Middle Roman assarion of Julia Domna from Argos)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
BCDPeloponnesos
, 1215.1, pp. 290-291 (reverse die duplicate)
Comparanda
BMCPeloponnesus
, 168–171, pp. 151–152
Comparanda
ImhoofBlumerGardner1964
, pl. XLVII (reverse die duplicate?)
Preservation comment
Wear: F. Sparsely nicked edge with cracks extending inward; extensive, minute pitting and surficial cracking.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 27, no. 271 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
3
Has denomination
assarion
Numismatic Weight (mm)
26.0
Numismatic Mint
Argos
Numismatic Weight (g)
5.44
Obverse Description
Draped bust of empress to right
Obverse Inscription
ΙΟVΛΙΑ Δ-Ο[ΜΝΑ ⲤⲈ]
Reverse Description
Zeus seated left on backless chair holding scepter in left hand and [patera?] in extended right hand
Reverse Inscription
ΑΡΓ-ⲈΙⲰΝ
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 730 (Middle Roman assarion of Julia Domna from Argos).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0730>