Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 509 (Late Roman bronze coin of Procopius from Constantinople)

: Co 509 (Late Roman bronze coin of Procopius from Constantinople) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 366
Not before (date): 365
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: Co 206
Comparanda: RIC IX Constantinople 18-19, p. 215
Contributor Notes: 2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and identified coin, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2022: JLR updated description after consultation with Alan Walker.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 51, no. 600 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius or Theodosius II, A.D. 402-408, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12): 3
Has denomination: AE3
Numismatic Authority: Procopius (365-366)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 14.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.43
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: Ḍ Ṇ PR[OCO-PIVS] P̣ [F AVG]
Reverse Description: Emperor standing facing in counterpoise, head turned to right, in military dress, holding labarum or spear in right hand and grounded shield in left hand
Reverse Inscription: [R]EPA[RATI-O FEL TEMP]; in exergue, CONṢẒ
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
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