Co 72 (Early Roman as of Augustus in the name of Germanicus from Corinth) [ permalink ] Type
Inventoried Coin
Is Part Of
Coin Finds
Not before (date)
4
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Logical part of
Roman Harbor Area B (Middle Harbor)
Typological identification
RPC I 1142
Comparanda
Co 201
Comparanda
Amandry1988 , pp. 151-156, émission XIIIe-g
Comparanda
BMCCorinth 512, p. 62
Comparanda
CorinthVI , p. 19, no. 39, pl. II (K. M. Edwards)
Preservation description
Wear: G. Slight, extensive pitting and rare scratching on both faces; thick patches of white encrustation(?) on obverse and faint cloud of pale blue corrosion across both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII , p. 20, no. 175 (R. Hohlfelder)
Has denomination
As
Numismatic Authority
Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
23.0
Numismatic Issuer
C. Heius Pollio (Corinthian duovir, 4-5)
Numismatic Issuer
C. Mussius Priscus (Corinthian duovir, 4-5)
Numismatic Mint
Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g)
6.84
Obverse Description
Bare head of Germanicus to right
Obverse Inscription
GERMA[NI-CVS CAESAR (COR)]
Reverse Description
Names of duovirs inside tufted pine or parsley wreath (traces)
Reverse Inscription
[C M]V[SSIO P]|R[ISCO IIVI]R | [C H]EI[O] PO[LL|I]ON[E ITER]
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Germanicus (d. 19 CE)
Photograph
Photograph
