Co 206 (Late Roman bronze coin of Procopius from Constantinople with countermark) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
366
Not before (date)
364
Comment
RW, JLR: Unusual flan, clumsy rendering of reverse figure, and countermark: barbarous imitation?
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
Co 509
Comparanda
RIC IX Constantinople 18, p. 215 (but variant 3 (F))
Contributor Notes
2010 (May-June): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2022, 2023: JLR identified after consultation with Alan Walker.
Description
Flan is undersized for this type by up to 35%, though it is unusually thick: cast and not struck?
Preservation description
Wear: G/VG. Slight nicking around edge to deeper gouges on reverse; dense but slight pitting; faint patchy cloud of white corrosion(?) and rare specks of green bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 80, no. 1255 (R. Hohlfelder published as “Illegible”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Procopius (365-366)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.81
Obverse Description
Countermark to left in shallow incuse rectangle (4.5 mm): R B (thick, bold letters)
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
Ḍ Ṇ PROC̣Ọ-[PI]ṾṢ P̣ F̣ A[VG]
Reverse Description
Emperor in military dress standing facing, holding labarum in upraised right hand and grounded shield in left hand
Reverse Inscription
REPARA[TIO FEL TEMP]; in exergue, CONṢ[.]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph