Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1299 (Early Roman as of Caligula from Corinth)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
38
Not before (date)
37
Comment
Coin dated AD 37/8
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC I, 1172
Comparanda
Amandry1988
, pp. 181-186, émission XVII.25
Comparanda
sim.
AgoraXXVI
686a-d, p. 225 (J. Kroll)
Description
Centering dimple on obverse.
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 21, no. 193 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
4
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Authority
Gaius, called Caligula (37-41)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
18.5
Numismatic Issuer
P. Vipsanius Agrippa (Corinthian duovir, 37-38)
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.15
Obverse Description
Bare head of emperor to left; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
C [CAE]SAR - AVGVSTV
Reverse Description
Pegasos flying to right; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
P – [VIPSAN]IO A-GR[IPPA IIVIR]; below, COR
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1299 (Early Roman as of Caligula 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/co1299>