- Co 1300 (Early Roman denarius of Hadrian from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 128
- Not before (date)
- 125
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Cited by
- Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
- Comparanda
- RIC II Hadrian: Rome 330
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/aG. Roughly 25% snapped off from obverse lower right, and remaining edge deeply chipped but rounded; sparse, minute pitting; dense, deep striations across surface from overly vigorous mechnical cleaning. Wide, thick patches of silver sulfide on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 718 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Denarius
- Numismatic Authority
- Hadrian (117-138)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.99
- Obverse Description
- Laureate of bearded emperor to right, with bare neck
- Obverse Inscription
- [HAD]RIANV[S - AVGVSTVS P P]
- Reverse Description
- Minerva standing right, holding grounded shield in left hand and spear in upraised right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- CO[S] – I I I
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Silver (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Athena/Minerva (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1300 (Early Roman denarius of Hadrian 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/co1300>
