- Co 321 (Late Roman bronze coin of Marcian from Cyzicus) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 457
- Not before (date)
- 450
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Marcian 565, p. 283
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/VG. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and rare fissuring.
- Published as
- Hohlfelder1973, p. 92, no. 5, pl. 18
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 53, no. 637, pl. IV (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Marcian (eastern emperor, 450-457)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 11.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Cyzicus
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.18
- Obverse Description
- Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N MAR[CIANVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Imperial monogram within wreath broken at bottom(?)
- Reverse Inscription
- Monogram of Marcian; above, cross; below, S; below exergual line(?), CVZ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 321 (Late Roman bronze coin of Marcian from Cyzicus).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0321>
