Co 347 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople or Antioch) [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
e.g., RIC X Zeno (second reign) 962/969, pp. 314, 315 (monogram 5; mints of Constantinople and Antioch)
Preservation comment
Wear: G/VG. Slight nicked and cracked edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting
Published as
Hohlfelder1973, p. 92, no. 10
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 54, no. 649 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Zeno (474-491)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
9.0
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.64
Obverse Description
Diademed and draped bust to right within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
Traces of letters to right
Reverse Description
Monogram of emperor (but large S at upper right?); within wreath
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 347 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople or Antioch).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0347>