Co 461 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

408

Not before (date)

406

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC X Arcadius 143, p. 251

Comparanda

LRBC II.2215, p. 90

Preservation comment

Wear: aG. Two chips from edge, with cracking; slight pitting, especially on reverse. Large patches of pale pink to brownish encrustation or corrosion on obverse.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 798 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Honorius (western emperor, 393-423)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.95

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; behind, ✶ (traces); within dotted border (traces)

Obverse Inscription

D N HO[NOR-RIV]S P F AVG

Reverse Description

Three emperors (Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II) standing facing with shields and spears, the central one shorter than the other two

Reverse Inscription

[GLORIA ROMANORVM] (traces); in exergue, [CON]S[.]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph