- Co 684 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Cyzicus) [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 Cyzicus 26a, p. 246
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2568, p. 98
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F+/aF. Chipped edge; slight, sparse pitting and scratching. Incipient pale green and pale blue bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 46, no. 499 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Valentinian II, A.D. 383-392, Cyzicus, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian II (375-392)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Cyzicus
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.73
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VALE[NTINIANVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
- SALVS REI – [PVBLICAE]; in exergue, SMKA
- 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 684 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Cyzicus).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2023. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0684>
