- Co 850 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius for the deified Faustina from Delphi) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 161
- Not before (date)
- 140
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC IV, temp. 7853
- Comparanda
- Svoronos1896, p. 42, no. 75, pl. XXIX:4
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/P. Snapped edge; minute, extensive pitting and wide flaking on surfaces. Wide patches of pale green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 696 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 25.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Delphi
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 11.31
- Obverse Description
- [Draped] head of Faustina to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [ΘⲈΑ] ΦΑΥ-[ⲤΤ]Ⲉ[ΙΝΑ]
- Reverse Description
- Apollo seated to left on [rock], raising right hand to head and resting left arm on lyre (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- ⤿ ΔⲈΛ-ΦΩΝ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Apollo (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Faustina I (empress, 138-140)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 850 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius for the deified Faustina from Delphi).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0850>
