Co 850 (Early Roman assarion of Marcus Aurelius for the deified Faustina from Delphi) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph