Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KC074 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II?)
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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)
Suggested citation
“KC074 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II?).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc074>