KC086 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Heraclea) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Not after (date)

383

Not before (date)

378

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Heraclea 19b, p. 196

Preservation comment

Wear: EF. Extensive, slight pitting and extensive cracking out to edge; ragged edge.

Published as

Weir2022, pp. 1133, 1134, no. 823, fig. 23.10

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Mint

Heraclea (Thrace)

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.08

Obverse Description

Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within thick wreath border

Obverse Inscription

D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Four-line inscription inside wreath with large jewel above; all within thin wreath

Reverse Inscription

VOT | X | MVLT | XX; in exergue, SMHΒ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)