- Co 637 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 392
- Not before (date)
- 388
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Nicomedia 45a, p. 262
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2406, p. 94
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. Slight, extensive pitting and rare gouging. Incipient pale green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 540 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian II (375-392)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.95
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within border(?)
- Reverse Inscription
- [SAL]VS REI - PVBLIC[AE]; in exergue, SMN[Β′]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 637 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0637>
