Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 566 (Late Roman bronze coin of Marcian from Constantinople)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 457
Not before (date): 450
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RIC X Marcian 541-542, p. 282 (monogram 5?)
Contributor Notes: 2014 (June 2): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2024: JLR revised description.
Preservation description: Wear: aF. Extensively nicked edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting to cratering.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 817 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12): 10
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Marcian (eastern emperor, 450-457)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 9.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 42.0
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Reverse Description: Monogram of emperor within wreath (traces)
Reverse Inscription: In exergue, C̣ỌṆ
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
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