Co 1281 (Early Roman as of Antoninus Pius from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
139
Not before (date)
139
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC III Antoninus Pius: Rome 569a, p. 103
Preservation comment
Wear: G/P. Nicked edge with slight to moderate marginal cracking; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and somewhat sparse scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 715 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Authority
Antoninus Pius (138-161)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
23.5
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.64
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
[ANT]O[NI]NVS - AVG [PIVS P P]
Reverse Description
Pax standing to left, carrying cornucopia in left arm and branch in extended right hand
Reverse Inscription
[TR – P]OT – [CO]S II; in left and right fields, S – C; exergue off flan
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Eirene/Pax (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1281 (Early Roman as of Antoninus Pius from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1281>