Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 625 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
437
Not before (date)
430
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Valentinian III 2124, p. 377
Comparanda
LRBC
II.853, p. 63
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Snapped obverse left; extensive, moderate pitting and fissuring. Incipient pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 58, no. 830 (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)
0.28
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
[D N VALENTINIANVS] P F A[VG]
Reverse Description
Campgate with turrets; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
VO[T – PVB]; above campgate, Q; in exergue, RQM
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 625 (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/co0625>