- Co 280 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 491
- Not before (date)
- 474
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Zeno (second reign) 949, p. 312
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF/aG. Frequent, slight pitting; slightly chipped edges.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 57, no. 760 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Zeno (474-491)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 11.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.18
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N ZE]NON-S PE[ ]
- Reverse Description
- Victoria striding left and dragging captive behind, holding wreath in extended right hand; to lower left, staurogram (traces); within thick wreath
- Reverse Inscription
- Upper right, CN (traces)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 280 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0280>
