Catalog
Æ21 - Tiberius as Caesar Parsley wreath
| Issuer | Corinth |
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| Year | 4-5 |
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| Composition | Bronze (leaded) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A wreath of celery or parsley (Apium graveolens), the plant sacred to the Isthmian Games and emblematic of Corinth, encircling a multi-line Latin inscription naming the two duoviri responsible for the issue. The wreath occupies the border of the coin, while the magistrates' names fill the central field in four lines. The celery wreath is a distinctive emblem of Corinthian colonial coinage throughout the Augustan and Tiberian periods. |
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| Mint | Corinth (Roman Colony, Colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensis) |
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