Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 956 (Late Roman bronze coin of Johannes from Arles)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Johannes 1911, p. 361
Comparanda
LRBC
II.575, p. 57
Preservation comment
Wear: aF. Slightly nicked edge; sparse, slight to moderate pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 59, no. 875 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
9
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Johannes (western emperor, 423-425)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
10.0
Numismatic Mint
Arles
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.59
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed head to right
Obverse Inscription
D N IOHA[NNES P F AVG]
Reverse Description
Victoria standing to left holding wreath in right hand and palm branch in left hand
Reverse Inscription
V[ICTOR-IA AVGG]; in exergue, PCON
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 956 (Late Roman bronze coin of Johannes 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/co0956>