- Co 492 (Late Roman bronze coin of Johannes from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 425
- Not before (date)
- 423
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Theodosius II 1923, p. 361, pl. 47
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.838, p. 63
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/VG. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, minute pitting with rare gouging and flaking.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 804 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 11
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Johannes (western emperor, 423-425)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 10.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.24
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N [I]OH[ANN-ES P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder (somewhat schematic); to left, staurogram (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- [S]ALV[S REI PVBL]ICE; in exergue, RMP
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 492 (Late Roman bronze coin of Johannes from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0492>
