Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 1217 (Early Roman as of Galba from Corinth)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Is Part Of: Coin Finds
Not after (date): 69
Not before (date): 68
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: RPC I 1211
Comparanda: Amandry1988, pp. 108, 230–231, émission XXIV 2, 9
Contributor Notes: 2010 (May-June): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2024: JLR identified coin.
Preservation description: Wear: aG. Minor nicks around edge; extensive, moderate pitting and scratching. Widespread film of white to pale blue bronze disease (or lead corrosion) on both faces.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 23, no. 212 (R. Hohlfelder)
Has denomination: As
Numismatic Authority: Galba (68-69)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 20.0
Numismatic Issuer: L. Caninius Agrippa (Corinthian duovir, 68-69)
Numismatic Mint: Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g): 5.67
Obverse Description: Bare head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: [SUL] G̣ẠḶ - C̣ẠE AVG [I]MP̣ (AV in ligatura)
Reverse Description: Two hands joined, left one bent at wrist, holding poppy head between two ears of grain
Reverse Inscription: L C[AN] ẠG[RI]PPẠ [II]ṾỊ ; below, COR
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
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