- Co 300 (Late Roman bronze coin of Basiliscus and Marcus from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 476
- Not before (date)
- 475
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RICX Basiliscus 1034, p. 305
- Description
- Undersized flan for type.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Obverse right margin broken obliquely from rest of coin and margin moderately chipped all around; extensive, slight to moderate pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 64, no. 1006 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justin I or Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Basiliscus (eastern emperor, 475-476)
- Numismatic Authority
- Flavius Marcus (coemperor, 475-476)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.55
- Obverse Description
- Diademed, draped, [and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right (thick outline)
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N BASIL ET M]AR P AV[G]
- Reverse Description
- Monogram of Basiliscus and Marcus within wreath
- Reverse Inscription
- In exergue, [Κ]OⲤ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 300 (Late Roman bronze coin of Basiliscus and Marcus 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/co0300>
