Co 1298 (Middle Roman diassarion of Septimius Severus from Argos) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

211

Not before (date)

193

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

BCDPeloponnesos 1211.2, pp. 288-289

Preservation comment

Wear: G+/G. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, minute pitting and rare fissuring. Small patches of white and pale blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 28, no. 292 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Greek Imperial”)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

Diassarion

Numismatic Authority

Septimius Severus (193-211)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

24.0

Numismatic Mint

Argos

Numismatic Weight (g)

7.54

Obverse Description

Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

ⲤⲈΠ ⲤⲈ[ΠΗ]- Π[ⲈΡ ΚΑΙ Ⲥ]ⲈΒ

Reverse Description

Nemesis standing facing on square base, holding large wheel in left hand and raising right hand; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

ΑΡΓⲈ-[Ι]ⲰΝ

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph