Co 549 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian I from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

375

Not before (date)

367

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Rome 24a, p. 121

Description

Flatstruck.

Preservation comment

Wear: VF. Right edge obverse snapped off, ragged, to remove ca. 20% of flan; cracking along opposite edge. Sparse, minute pitting and rare scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 572 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Fourth Century ... Uncertain, AE3“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian I (364-375)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

16.0

Numismatic Mint

Rome

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.78

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N VALENTINI-[ANVS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria advancing to left holding wreath and palm

Reverse Inscription

[SECVRITAS - REI]PVBLICAE; in exergue, R•QVARTA

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph