Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 1299 (Early Roman as of Caligula from Corinth)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 38
Not before (date): 37
Comment: Dated 37/8 CE
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RPC I, 1172
Comparanda: Amandry1988, pp. 181-186, émission XVII.25
Comparanda: sim. AgoraXXVI 686a-d, p. 225 (J. Kroll)
Contributor Notes: 2017 (May 30): R. Weir studied and described coin, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2024: JLR refined identification.
Description: Centering dimple on obverse.
Preservation description: Wear: G. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and scratching.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 21, no. 193 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12): 4
Has denomination: As
Numismatic Authority: Gaius, called Caligula (37-41)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 18.5
Numismatic Issuer: P. Vipsanius Agrippa (Corinthian duovir, 37-38)
Numismatic Mint: Corinth
Numismatic Weight (g): 7.15
Obverse Description: Bare head of emperor to left; within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription: C̣ [CAE]ṢẠR - ẠṾG̣ṾṢṬṾ
Reverse Description: Pegasos flying to right; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription: P̣ – [VIPSAN]ỊỌ Ạ-G̣Ṛ[IPPA IIVIR] ; below, C̣ỌṚ
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Pegasos (Visual Motif)
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