Co 443 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius or Honorius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
401
Not before (date)
395
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Arcadius 60/61, p. 246
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Roughly 15% snapped off from obverse upper and right; sparse, slight flaking and pitting. Two patches of white bronze disease, one of each face.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 49, no. 562 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
11
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)
Numismatic Authority
Honorius (western emperor, 393-423)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
13.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.49
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and [cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
{D N - V]S [P]P AVG
Reverse Description
On left emperor standing left but looking back, holding [labarum] in right hand and grounded shield in left hand; on right Victoria alights, crowning emperor with outstretched right hand and holding palm branch with left hand
Reverse Inscription
[VIRTVS E]XER[CITI]; in exergue, CON[S.} (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 443 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius or Honorius 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/co0443>