Co 493 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

383

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Antioch 67a, p. 292

Comparanda

LRBC II.2763, p. 102

Preservation comment

Wear: aF/P. Roughly 20% snapped off from obverse right, and remaining segment chipped; slight, sparse pitting and infrequent scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 49, no. 565 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Antioch on the Orontes

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.05

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[D N VA]LENTINIA[NVS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS REI] – PVBLICAE; in exergue, [A]N[T]A’

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph