Co 730 (Middle Roman assarion of Julia Domna from Argos) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph