- Co 952 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Alexandria) [permalink] [show more 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 Alexandria 20a, p. 303
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2898, p. 105
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/aF. Slightly nicked edge; sparse pitting and moderate flaking. Faint patches of incipient bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 580 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain AE3“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian II (375-392)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 2.0
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VALE[NTINIANVS P F A]VG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, reverse staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
- SAL[VS REI –PVBLIC]AE; in exergue, ALEA’
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 952 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0952>
