Co 750 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

395

Not before (date)

393

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Constantinople 90c, p. 236

Comparanda

LRBC II.2194, p. 89

Preservation comment

Wear: F/VG, Extensive nicking and chipping around edge; extensive slight to moderate pitting to cratering. Small patches of light green bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 521 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Honorius (western emperor, 393-423)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Constantinople

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.37

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

[D] N H[ON]OR[IVS] P F [AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[S]ALVS REI – [P]VBLICAE; in exergue, CONS[Α/Δ]

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph