- Co 1312 (Early Roman assarion of Trajan from Corinth) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 114
- Not before (date)
- 112
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RPC III, 112
- Comparanda
- SNGCopCorinth 282, pl. 6
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/VG. Slight, rare nicking; extensive, pitting and rare gouging; one long, deep crack. Small, irregular patches of white and light greenish blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 23, no. 219 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 3
- Has denomination
- Assarion
- Numismatic Authority
- Trajan (98-117)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 21.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Corinth
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 4.63
- Obverse Description
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [IMP TRA]IANO [AVG GE]R DAC P M [T]R P CO[S] VI P P
- Reverse Description
- Poseidon seated to left holding spear in flexed left hand and dolphin swimming downward in extended right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- COL – [I]VL – [L]AV – CO[R]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Poseidon/Neptune (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1312 (Early Roman assarion of Trajan 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/co1312>
