- Co 1297 (Early Roman semis of Claudius from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 51
- Not before (date)
- 50
- Comment
- Coin dated AD 50/51
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- Isthmia IC 246 (unpublished)
- Comparanda
- RPC I, no. 1185
- Comparanda
- Amandry1988, pp. 108, 198-200, émission XIX.21-28
- Comparanda
- BMCCorinth 544, p. 66, pl. XVII:4 (“This type is a copy of the statue of Poseidon which stood on the mole of the harbour of Cenchreae“)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/G. Rare, slight chipping; extensive, moderate pitting and scratching. Small patches of gray bronze disease(?) on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 25, no. 256 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman rule ... Anonymous Issues“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Semis
- Numismatic Authority
- Claudius (41-54)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Issuer
- Cn. Publicius Regulus (Corinthian duovir, 50/51)
- Numismatic Issuer
- L. Paconius Flam--- (Corinthian duovir, 50/51)
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.78
- Obverse Description
- Radiate head of Helios to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- ⤺ [FL]AM REG - [I]IV[IR]
- Reverse Description
- Nude Poseidon standing left, holding trident in left hand and dolphin in upraised right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- To lower left and right, C[OR] - S[E]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Dolphin (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Helios/Sol (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Poseidon/Neptune (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1297 (Early Roman semis of Claudius from Corinth).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1297>
