Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 451 (Early Roman as of Augustus for Julius Caesar from Corinth)

: Co 451 (Early Roman as of Augustus for Julius Caesar from Corinth) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): -4
Not before (date): -10
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RPC I, 1134
Comparanda: Amandry1988, pp. 142-143, émission Xa-b
Comparanda: BMCCorinth 503, p. 61, pl. XV:11
Contributor Notes: 2015 (June 25): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2023: JLR enhanced identification and description.
Preservation description: Wear: P+. Extensive, minute pitting and sparse gouges. Wide, thin areas of white to pale greenish blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 55, no. 677 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Roman Imperial”)
Axis (1-12): 3
Has denomination: As
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 25.0
Numismatic Issuer: M. Antonius Hipparchus (Corinthian duovir, 10/9-5/4 and 2-1 BCE)
Numismatic Issuer: M. Novius Bassus (Corinthian duovir, 10/9-5/4 BCE)
Numismatic Mint: Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g): 6.61
Obverse Description: Bare head of Augustus to right
Obverse Inscription: [M] ẠṆṬ ḤIPPA[RC – M] Ṇ[OVIO] Ḅ[ASSO]
Reverse Description: Laureate head of Julius Caesar
Reverse Inscription: [II]VI[R] – CỌRI[NTH]
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): C. Julius Caesar (dictator 49-44)
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