Co 398 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

383

Comment

JLR 2024: COIN CHECK AND GET PIX

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Preservation comment

Wear: aG.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 57, no. 775 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

15.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.18

Obverse Description

Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

[D N V]ALENTI[NI-ANVS PF AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; [to left, staurogram; within dotted border] CHECK

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS REI - PVBLICAE] (traces); in exergue, uncertain letter CHECK

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)