Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC039 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Heraclea)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 383
Not before (date): 379
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: Co 521
Comparanda: RIC IX Heraclea 19c, p. 196, pl. XVI:16
Comparanda: LRBC II.1961, p. 84
Preservation comment: Wear: F. Slight pitting and flaking around edges; large corrosive accretion on upper left obverse.
Published as: Weir2022, p. 1134, no. 825, fig. 23.10
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Theodosius I (378-395)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 15.0
Numismatic Mint: Heraclea (Thrace)
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.16
Obverse Description: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG
Reverse Description: Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat below with coiled cord and spreading ribbons
Reverse Inscription: VOT | X | MVLT | XX within wreath; in exergue, SMHA
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “KC039 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Heraclea).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc039>