Co 847 (Middle Roman assarion of Julia Domna from Kaphyai with countermark) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
211
Not before (date)
193
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Countermark: sim. Howgego1985, p. 115, no. 56, pl. 3 (several Severan issues from Peloponnesian cities including Corinth)
Comparanda
BCDPeloponnesos 1389, p. 333 (“very rare”)
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 32, no. 316 (R. Hohlfelder misnumbered this coin in catalog)
Axis (1-12)
4
Has denomination
Assarion
Numismatic Authority
Julia Domna (empress, 193-217)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
23.0
Numismatic Mint
Kaphyai
Numismatic Weight (g)
4.51
Obverse Description
Countermark behind head in deep incuse oval (5.5 mm), channel to edge: male laureate head to right
Obverse Description
Draped bust of empress to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
[ΙΟVΛΙΑ Δ]-ΟΜΝΑ ⲤⲈ[Β]
Reverse Description
Tyche standing to left holding cornucopia in left arm, right arm extended holding [patera?]; in lower left field, traces of [altar]; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
[Κ]ΑΦ[VΙ]|ΑΤΩΝ
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Tyche/Fortuna (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph