Co 1273 (Early Roman diassarion of Domitian from the Koinon of Thessaly) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Is Part Of
Coin Finds
Not after (date)
96
Not before (date)
81
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
RPC II 277
Cited by
Walker1980, p. 219 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
BMCThessaly Thessalian Confederacy 76, p. 7
Comparanda
Burrer1993, pp. 167-171, nos. 1–29
Contributor Notes
2017 (May 30): R. Weir studied coin, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2022: JLR identified coin after consultation with Alan Walker.
Preservation description
Wear: P+. Extensively nicked and chipped edge, with wider gouge at reverse axis 7; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare cratering and gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 20, no. 172 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Corinth under Roman Rule”)
Has denomination
Diassarion
Numismatic Authority
Domitian (81-96)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Larissa (Thessaly)
Numismatic Weight (g)
4.68
Obverse Description
Laureate head of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
↓⟲ ΔΟ[ΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΘΕ]Σ̣Σ̣ΑΛΟΙ
Reverse Description
Draped bust of Domitia to right
Reverse Inscription
↓⟲ Δ̣ΟΜ[ΙΤΙ]Α̣[Ν] ΣΕΒΑΣ[ΣΤΗΝ]
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Domitia Longina (empress, 81-96)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph