Co 1044 (Late Republican as of Corinth) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

-31

Not before (date)

-34

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

RPC I, no. 1128

Comparanda

Co 401, Co 1030, Co 1271

Comparanda

Amandry1988, pp. 108, 136-138, émission VIc

Comparanda

BMCCorinth 496, 497, p. 60, pl. XV:7

Preservation comment

Wear: F. Slight nicked edge; extensive, moderate pitting to cratering. Incipient pale green bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 20, no. 165 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

9

Has denomination

As

Numismatic Authority

C. Heius Pamphilus (Corinthian duovir, 34-31, 27/6 or 26/5, and 17/16 BCE)

Numismatic Authority

Q. Caecilius Niger (Corinthian duovir, 34-31 BCE)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

22.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

6.13

Obverse Description

Head of smiling Aphrodite to right, hair tied back with taenia and falling loosely behind; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

Behind head, COR[INT]

Reverse Description

Bellerophon on Pegasos flying to right, spearing Chimaera to lower right

Reverse Inscription

[Q CAE]CIL NIGR | C H[EIO PAM]; in exergue, IIVIR

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Roman (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Republican (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Aphrodite/Venus (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph