- Co 1133 (Early Roman hemiassarion(?) of Antoninus Pius from Argos) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 161
- Not before (date)
- 138
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- sim. BCDPeloponnesos 1190, p. 283 (same design but assarion)
- Comparanda
- sim. RPCVI.1 4630 (same design but assarion)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching.
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Hemiassarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Antoninus Pius (138-161)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Argos
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.76
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted line
- Obverse Inscription
- [ΑV]Τ Α[ΝΤⲰΝⲈ]-ΙΝΟⲤ ⲈVⲤ[ⲈΒΗⲤ]
- Reverse Description
- Turreted Hera seated left holding scepter in left arm and [pomegranate] in extended right hand; within dotted line
- Reverse Inscription
- ΑΡΓⲈ-ΙⲰ[Ν]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Hera/Juno (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1133 (Early Roman hemiassarion(?) of Antoninus Pius from Argos).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1133>
