Co 1030 (Late Republican as of Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Typological identification
RPC I, no. 1128
Comparanda
Amandry1988, pp. 108, 136-138, émission VIc
Comparanda
BMCCorinth 496, p. 60, pl. XV:7
Description
Centering dimple on obverse.
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Nicked edge; dense striations from vigorous mechanical cleaning. Wide, thin clouds of white to pale blue bronze disease in both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 19, no. 164 (R. Hohlfelder)
Has denomination
as
Numismatic Weight (mm)
23.0
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
5.95
Obverse Description
Behind head, CO[RI]NT
Obverse Inscription
Head of smiling Aphrodite to right, hair pulled back and tied in bun, wearing necklace
Reverse Description
Bellerophon on Pegasos flying to right, spears Chimaera to lower right
Reverse Inscription
Q. CAECIL. NIG[R] | C. HEIO PAM; in exergue, [I]IV[IR]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Aphrodite/Venus (Visual Motif)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1030 (Late Republican as of Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1030>