- Co 884 (Middle Roman diassarion of Marcus Aurelius from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 180
- Not before (date)
- 161
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Cited by
- Walker1980, p. 218 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
- Comparanda
- RPC IV.1, temp. 5154
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVF. Slight marginal nicking; sparse, minute to sparse pitting and rare scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 24, 84, no. 225 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Antoninus Pius“; “M. Amandry has confirmed that this issue is published here for the first time“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 3
- Has denomination
- Diassarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Marcus Aurelius (161-180)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 27.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 9.56
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [I M] AVR AN-TONINVC AVG
- Reverse Description
- Nude Isthmos standing facing, head to right, holding rudder in each hand; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- C L I – COR
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Maritime Activities
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 884 (Middle Roman diassarion of Marcus Aurelius from Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0884>
