KC085 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Aquileia) [permalink] [show more links]
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)
Suggested citation
“KC085 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Aquileia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc085>