Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 536 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 450
Not before (date): 425
Comment: JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIX
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Preservation comment: Wear: P.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 811 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12): 11
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Theodosius II (eastern emperor, 408-450)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 9.0
Numismatic Weight (g): 0.69
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, draped, [and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right (traces)
Reverse Description: Cross within wreath
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts): Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Suggested citation: “Co 536 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0536>