Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 641 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius or Theodosius II?)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 421
Not before (date): 408
Comment: JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIX
Comment: R. Weir (June 2012): Probably GLORIA ROMANORUM type 22 (LRBC). Coin dated 408-421 CE?
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Preservation comment: Wear: P/aG.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 59, no. 838 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12): 12
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Honorius (western emperor, 395-423)
Numismatic Authority: Theodosius II (eastern emperor, 408-450)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 12.0
Numismatic Weight (g): 0.61
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right (traces)
Reverse Description: [Two] emperors standing facing each other, each holding a spear and shield
Reverse Inscription: [GLORIA ROM]A[NO]ṚṾ[M]; mintmark not visible
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “Co 641 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius or Theodosius II?).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0641>