- Co 1303 (Early Roman assarion of Antoninus Pius from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 161
- Not before (date)
- 136
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BCDCorinth 665, p. 94
- Comparanda
- RPC IV.1, temp. 5102
- Comparanda
- SNGCopCorinth 307, pl. 6
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/G. Deep chips from obverse upper and lower right edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting to cratering, with rare circumferential cracks. Extensive film of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 23, no. 221 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman Rule ... Hadrian ... [rev. Melicertes on dolphin in round temple with domed roof“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Antoninus Pius (138-161)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 22.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.78
- Obverse Inscription
- Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [ANTO]NIN[VS – A]VG P[IVS]
- Reverse Description
- Facing tetrastyle temple with statue of Aphrodite inside, standing left and holding shield, all on craggy mountain (Acrocorinth); within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- C [L I] – CO[R]
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Aphrodite/Venus (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Historical building (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1303 (Early Roman assarion of Antoninus Pius 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/co1303>
