- Co 947 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian from Arles) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 383
- Not before (date)
- 378
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Arles 24, p. 68
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.552, p. 57
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVG. Large segments of edge snapped off almost to a ragged state; severe cracking around edge; extensive, slight to moderate pitting.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 59, p. 872 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Gratian (western emperor, 367-383)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Arles
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.87
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N GR]ATIA–[NVS P F] AVG
- Reverse Description
- Inscription in four lines within wreath tied flat at bottom with trailing ribbons
- Reverse Inscription
- [VOT] | [X]V | MV[LT] | XX; in exergue, SCO[N]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 947 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian from Arles).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0947>
