Co 1301 (Late Republican as of Mark Antony Imperator) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Amandry 1986, p. 84, II.2.B, pl. 16 (L. Sempronius Atratinus: Série légère, Dupondius)
Comparanda
RPC I, 1460
Preservation comment
Wear: P/G. Sparse, slight nicking; extensive, moderate pitting. Wide, thin film of white bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 719 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
9
Has denomination
as
Numismatic Weight (mm)
24.5
Numismatic Weight (g)
7.86
Obverse Description
Bare heads of Mark Antony on left facing bare head of Octavia on right, hair pulled back in bun
Obverse Inscription
M • ANT • IMP • TER [• COS • DES • ITER • ET • TER • III • VIR • R • P • C]
Reverse Description
[Two] ships under sail to right; to right of sail, helmet and lituus (traces)
Reverse Inscription
[L ATRATINVS] AVGVR COS D[ESIG]; below ships, B (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Marine Activities
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1301 (Late Republican as of Mark Antony Imperator).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1301>