Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 889 (Early Roman semis of Nero from Euboean Chalcis)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
68
Not before (date)
54
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980
, p. 219 (rev.
KenchreaiIII
)
Comparanda
RPC I, 1353
Comparanda
CorinthVI
275, p. 46, pl. VII (from Forum, East Stoa)
Comparanda
Picard1979
, pp. 126-127, no. 96, pl. XXII
Description
Prominent centering dimple on reverse.
Preservation comment
Wear: F. Extensive, slight pitting and thin flaking. Wide areas of pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 28, no. 288 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Greek Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
1
Has denomination
Semis
Numismatic Authority
Nero (54-68)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Issuer
Ti. Claudius Euthyklides (strategos at Early Roman Chalcis)
Numismatic Mint
Chalcis (Euboea)
Numismatic Weight (g)
6.59
Obverse Description
Bare head of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
ΝⲈΡⲰΝ - ΚΑΙⲤΑΡ
Reverse Description
Head of Hera to right wearing pearled polos; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
ⲤΤΡΑ ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥ ⲈΥΘΥΚΛΙ ΧΑΛ
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Hera/Juno (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 889 (Early Roman semis of Nero from Euboean Chalcis).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0889>