Co 950 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Constantinople) [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 Constantinople 86a, p. 234
Comparanda
LRBC II.2183, p. 89
Preservation comment
Wear: aF/F. Slight nicked edge; extensive, minute pitting and fissuring. Widespread incipient pale green bronze disease on both faces and rough speckling (encrustation?).
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 519 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I, or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Constantinople“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.92
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N VALENTIN[IANVS P F AVG]
Reverse Description
Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram
Reverse Inscription
[SALVS REI –PVBLIC]AE; in exergue, CONS[.]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph