KC031 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
333
Not before (date)
333
Comment
Coin dated ca. A.D. 333.
Comment
RW: “This example is in excellent condition for the type. This rare variant with a dot at the end of the mint signature is not in RIC but is noted in LRBC I. The Roma/wolf-and-twins issues of A.D. 330–333 have no dot at the end of the mint signature, and by the time the dot appears in A.D. 333–335, the reverse for Roma is the GLORIA EXERCITVS type (e.g., RIC VII p. 582, 78 [Constantinople]). [KC031] appears to be a transitional coin of A.D. 333.“
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Constantinople 62, p. 579
Comparanda
LRBC I.1013, p. 24
Preservation comment
Wear: VF. Slight, somewhat extensive pitting; very slightly nicked edge. Thin, somewhat sparse patches of dark bronze corrosion.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1130, 1131, no. 815, fig. 23.8
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
Reduced-Follis
Numismatic Authority
Constantine I (312-337)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
19.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.27
Obverse Description
Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Roma to left; within dotted(?) border
Obverse Inscription
[VR]BS – ROMA
Reverse Description
She-wolf standing to left over the twins; above, ✴︎ - ✴︎
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CONSⲈ•
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Dog or Wolf (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation
“KC031 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc031>