- Co 573 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 455
- Not before (date)
- 450
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Valentinian III 2160, p. 380
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.866, p. 63
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aG. Snapped upper left obverse; extensive, slight to moderate pitting and rare scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 822 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.57
- Obverse Description
- Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N V[ALEN]TINIA[NO]
- Reverse Description
- Apparently bold letters struck along broken upper right margin (axis 1) of reverse face: overstriking?
- Reverse Description
- Campgate with turrets
- Reverse Inscription
- CAS – TRA (traces); above campgate, ✶ (traces); in exergue, ROM[A]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 573 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0573>
