- Co 730 (Middle Roman assarion of Julia Domna from Argos) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 217
- Not before (date)
- 193
- 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?)
- Description
- Large, circular pit on reverse left: centering dimple aggravated by bronze disease?
- 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 Authority
- Julia Domna (empress, 193-217)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 26.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Argos
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.44
- Obverse Description
- Draped bust of empress to right; within dotted border
- 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; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- ΑΡΓ-ⲈΙⲰΝ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“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, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0730>
