Co 884 (Middle Roman diassarion of Marcus Aurelius from Corinth) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

180

Not before (date)

161

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Cited by

Walker1980, p. 218 (rev. KenchreaiIII)

Comparanda

RPC IV.1, 5145

Contributor Notes

2012 (late May-early June): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

Wear: aVF. Slight marginal nicking; sparse, minute to sparse pitting and rare scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 24, 84, no. 225 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Antoninus Pius”; “M. Amandry has confirmed that this issue is published here for the first time”)

Axis (1-12)

3

Has denomination

Diassarion

Numismatic Authority

Marcus Aurelius (161-180)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

27.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

9.56

Obverse Description

Laureate and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[I M] AVṚ ẠṆ-TONỊṆVC AVG

Reverse Description

Nude Isthmos standing facing, head to right, holding rudder in each hand; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

C L I – COR

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Maritime Activity

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph