Co 1273 (Early Roman diassarion of Domitian from the Koinon of Thessaly) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
96
Not before (date)
81
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
RPC II 277
Comparanda
BMCThessaly Thessalian Confederacy 76, p. 7
Comparanda
Burrer1993, pp. 167-171, nos. 1–29
Contributor Notes
2017 (late May-beginning June): R. Weir studied coin, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2022: JLR identified coin after consultation with Alan Walker.
Preservation description
Wear: P+. Extensively nicked and chipped edge, with wider gouge at reverse axis 7; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare cratering and gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 20, no. 172 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman Rule”)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Diassarion
Numismatic Authority
Domitian (81-96)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Larissa (Thessaly)
Numismatic Weight (g)
4.68
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
↓⟲ ΔΟ[ΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΘΕ]ΣΣΑΛΟΙ
Reverse Description
Draped bust of Domitia to right
Reverse Inscription
↓⟲ ΔΟΜ[ΙΤΙ]Α[Ν] ΣΕΒΑΣ[ΣΤΗΝ]
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Domitia Longina (empress, 81-96)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph