Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC085 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Aquileia)

: KC085 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Aquileia) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 402
Not before (date): 395
Comment: JLR revised Weir 2022 (December 2024).
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RIC X Honorius 1237, p. 322
Preservation comment: Wear: F/G. Slight, extensive pitting and rare scratching; several shallow nicks.
Published as: Weir2022, pp. 1135, 1136, no. 829, fig. 23.11
Axis (1-12): 6
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Honorius (western emperor, 395-423)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 13.0
Numismatic Mint: Aquileia
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.17
Obverse Description: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: D [N ARCA]DI-VS P F A[VG]
Reverse Description: Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram; all within thick band border
Reverse Inscription: [SALV]Ṣ REI – PVBLIC[AE]; in exergue, ẠQP
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)