- Co 663 (Late Roman bronze coin, barbarous imitation) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 350
- Not before (date)
- 320
- Comment
- JLR: Among all barbarous imitations, those of the Constantinian VLPP type are relatively common. Co 663 counts as a “good“ imitation, or high standard of replication of details from the model, including the dimensions and design, despite the blundered inscription. One plausible interpretation of this coin is that it was produced in the Danubian provinces in the wake of the currency reforms of 318, when the wide region faced a shortage of official coinage following the withdrawal of earlier issues due to demonetization; see in general Bastien1985. It remains an open question if such close imitations were produced systematically as counterfeits, whether in the zone of Imperial production or among the Germanic tribes.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Cited by
- Hohlfelder1976b, p. 311 n. 21
- Comparanda
- Model: e.g., RIC VII Siscia 47: Constantine I, type VLPP, silvered bronze follis, 318 CE (=Co 854)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF+/aVF. Very slight, rare marginal chipping; sparse, minute pitting and scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 598, pl. IV (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Barbarous Fourth Century“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantine I (312-337)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 18.0
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.18
- Obverse Description
- Laureate, helmeted, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- IIII SC III OSC IIIIII CS IIII C
- Reverse Description
- Two Victoriae standing facing each other and holding inscribed shield over small altar; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- IIII SC IIIIIIIIII ƆS III; on shield, SC | III; in exergue, II Ƨ II
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Religious Symbol or Object (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 663 (Late Roman bronze coin, barbarous imitation).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0663>
