- Co 972 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I 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
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Alexandria 20b.1, 303
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2899, p. 105
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF/F+. Chipped and broken edge. Incipient greenish blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 544 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 5
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Theodosius I (378-395)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.64
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed of emperor bust to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N THEODO–[SIVS P] F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy on far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- [S]ALVS REI – PVBLICAE; in exergue, ALEA’
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 972 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I 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/co0972>
