Co 563 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

395

Not before (date)

392

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Antioch 70b, p. 295

Comparanda

LRBC II.2773, p. 102

Description

Unusually thick flan.

Preservation comment

Wear: VF. Extensivly chipped rim with contiguous marginal cracking; extensive, slight pitting with very rare scratching. Speckling of white corrosion or encrustation(?) on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 46, no. 498 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Theodosius I, A.D. 383-392, Cyzicus, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Theodosius I (378-395)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Antioch on the Orontes

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.03

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

D N THEODO–[SIV]S P F AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram (traces)

Reverse Inscription

[SAL]VS REI – PVBLICAE; in exergue, [A]NTΓ[’]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph