Co 593 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Thessalonica or NIcomedia) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
491
Not before (date)
474
Comment
JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIX
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Zeno (second reign) 958/964, p. 314 (Monogram 1)
Preservation comment
Wear: P/VG.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 54, no. 647 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Leo I, A.D. 457-474, Uncertain”)
Axis (1-12)
5
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Zeno (474-491)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
10.0
Numismatic Mint
Nicomedia
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.64
Obverse Description
Diademed, draped[, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right (traces)
Reverse Inscription
Monogram of emperor within wreath; in exergue, mintmark THS OR NIC, prob THS
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)