Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 643 (Middle Roman diassarion of Commodus from Corinth)

: Co 643 (Middle Roman diassarion of Commodus from Corinth) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 198
Not before (date): 196
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: sim. RPC IV.1, 7918
Comparanda: sim. BCDCorinth 818, p. 117
Contributor Notes: 2008 (May-June): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2023: JLR updated identification.
Preservation description: Wear: aF. Obverse right edge cracking away; overall thin and brittle.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 24, no. 229 (R. Hohlfelder; identified as Caracalla)
Axis (1-12): 2
Has denomination: Diassarion
Numismatic Authority: M. Aurelius Commodus (180-192)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 28.0
Numismatic Mint: Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g): 7.49
Obverse Description: Laureate bust of youthful emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription: IMP Ṃ ẠṾ[R] C̣[OM?] – Ọ Ạ[NTO AVG]
Reverse Description: Palaimon-Melikertes lying on dolphin to right beneath pine tree; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: Upper left to right field: C Ḷ Ị – COR
Belongs to Historical Period: Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Dolphin (Visual Motif)
Has visual motif (depicts): Palaimon-Melikertes (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph