- Co 452 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Alexandria) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 375
- Not before (date)
- 364
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Alexandria 1b/4b, pp. 298, 299
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Chipped and nicked edge; sparse, slight pitting and scratching. Scattered, thin patches of pale blue bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 43, no. 453 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Gratian, Valens or Valentinian I, A.D. 364-378, Constantinople, AE3“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 11
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valens (364-378)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.55
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VALEN-[S P F] AVG
- Reverse Description
- Draped emperor striding to right drags captive with right hand and holds labarum in left hand
- Reverse Inscription
- [GLO]RIA [RO–MANORVM]; mintmark, ALEA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 452 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0452>
