Co 622 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Siscia) [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 Siscia 15b, p. 147 (type xvii)

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF/VF. Slightly, frequently nicked edge with very rare marginal cracking; sparse, minute pitting and scratching.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 43, no. 456 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valens (364-378)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

18.0

Numismatic Mint

Siscia

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.2

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

D N VALEN-S P F AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria walking left, holding wreath in upraised right hand and palm branch in left hand

Reverse Inscription

SECVRITAS - REI PVBLICAE; to left and right, ✴︎ | P – M; in exergue, ASISC

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph