- Co 769 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 367
- Not before (date)
- 364
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Nicomedia 11b, p. 252
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2323, p. 93
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Deeply nicked edge; extensive minute pitting with rare craters and gouges. Small areas of white bronze disease(?) on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 577 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, AE3”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Valens (364-378)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 17.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 3.12
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VALEN–S P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Emperor standing facing, holding labarum in left hand and victoriola in outstretched right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- [RESTITV–TOR] REI P; in exergue, SMNA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 769 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens 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/co0769>
