Co 848 (Early Roman bronze coin) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Comment
JLR notes: deity enthroned right, perhaps altar at feet left; traces of letters attentuated by weathering: Α[Ρ]Γ-[ⲈΙ]Ⲱ[Ν]; bust could be Hadrian or Antonine
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 694 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
5
Obverse Description
Beardless(?) male head to right; lightly impressed countermark behind.
Reverse Description
Bust to right within heavy, linear border (off-centre to left).
Diameter
22.0
Weight (kg)
5.97
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 848 (Early Roman bronze coin).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0848>