Corinth Coin: 1983 159
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1983 159
Title:   Roman Imperial Silver Antoninianus of Salonina, Asia Mint (AD 264 - AD 266)
Year:   1983
Coin Number:   159
Period:   Roman Imperial
Material:   AR
Denomination:   antoninianus
Mint:   Asia
Authority:   Salonina
Comments:   broken
Obverse Legend:   S]ALONINA AVG
Obverse Type:   Empress bust r., with diadem, draped, on crescent
Reverse Legend:   C]ERERI AVG
Reverse Type:   Ceres seated l., holding grain ears in r. and long vertical torch in l.; in exergue, irregular line (palm branch?)
Symbol:   Obv: crescent; Rev: irregular line (palm branch?) in exergue
Axis Clock:   12
Diameter:   21
Chronology:   AD 264 - AD 266
Context:   NB759 B56 P71
Findspot Description:   Glauke NW; Floor with Wall 8
Excavation Date: 5/26/1983
Notebook 759, p. 71
Basket 56, NB759 B56 P71, .
Area:   Glauke
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
Broken, break seems to be deliberate
CONS. '02-12
Reference:   RIC V, i, p. 200, #90; Berytus V, p. 50, #12; Hunter p. lxxiii (palm branch in ex.)
Published:   Hesperia 1984, p. 114, #47
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 53:1, 1984
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