Co 443 (Late Roman bronze coin of Arcadius or Honorius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer 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