Co 949 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Cyzicus) [permalink] [show fewer 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: aVF. Roughly 25% snapped off from obverse lower right; sparse, minute pitting.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 46, no. 500 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Cyzicus

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.42

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N VALENTINIANVS [P F AVG]

Reverse Description

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

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS] RE[I] –PVBLICAE; in exergue, [S]MKΒ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph