Co 1318 (Late Republican as of Mark Antony Imperator with countermark) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
-35
Not before (date)
-38
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RPC I, 1456
Comparanda
Amandry1986, pp. 82-83, no. II.1.D, pls. 13-14 (L. Sempronius Atratinus: Série lourde, as)
Description
Obverse struck off flan to lower right. Centering dimple on obverse.
Preservation comment
Wear: G/P. Deep chip with contiguous crack at obverse axis 7; extensive, moderate pitting and rare gouging. Scattered areas of incipient white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 56, no. 723 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Authority
Marcus Antonius (triumvir, 43-31 BCE)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
23.5
Numismatic Issuer
L. Sempronius Atratinus (Roman magistrate, late 1st century BCE)
Numismatic Weight (g)
8.65
Obverse Description
Countermark behind neck at edge (obverse axis 7) in shallow incuse square (4 mm): bold circle and straight and curving projections on both sides: ligature? fruit?
Obverse Description
Jugate bare heads of Antony and Octavia (traces) to right
Obverse Inscription
↖︎ M • AN[T • IMP • TER • COS • DES • ITER • ET • TER • III • VI]R • R • P • C
Reverse Description
Galley under sail to right
Reverse Inscription
L • ATRATINVS • AVG]VR • COS • DESI[G]; below ship, Α (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Republican (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Maritime Activities
Has visual motif (depicts)
Octavia Junior (d. 11 BCE)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1318 (Late Republican as of Mark Antony Imperator with countermark).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1318>