Co 983 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Antioch) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

383

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Antioch 67a, pl. 292

Description

Reverse struck off flan to top.

Preservation comment

Wear: aG/G. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting and fissuring.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 68, no. 1056 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Justinian, Uncertain, Nummus”)

Axis (1-12)

1

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

11.0

Numismatic Mint

Antioch on the Orontes

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.71

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N VALEN[TINIAN]VS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging [captive] to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to lower left, staurogram

Reverse Inscription

SALVS RE[I - PVBLICAE]; in exergue, ANT[ ]

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph