KC074 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II?) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Not after (date)

450

Not before (date)

425

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC X, Theodosius I 442-454, p. 275

Preservation comment

Wear: aG. Slight, extensive pitting; extensive nicking around edge.

Published as

Weir2022, pp. 1137, 1138, no. 837, fig. 23.12

Axis (1-12)

9

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Theodosius II (eastern emperor, 408-450)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.29

Obverse Description

Diademed, draped, [and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

Traces of inscription

Reverse Description

Cross within wreath (traces)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Photograph

Photograph