- Co 957 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 423
- Not before (date)
- 408
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Theodosius II 419, p. 272
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2242, p. 90
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. One deep chip and crack; extensive, minute pitting and rare fissuring. Patches of thin, incipient pale green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 45, no. 474 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Gratian, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Theodosius II (eastern emperor, 408-450)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.96
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N THEO[DO]-SIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat below
- Reverse Inscription
- VOT | X | MVL[T] | X[X]; in exergue, [CO]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 957 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius II from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0957>
