Co 972 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Alexandria) [permalink]

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

Reverse Photograph