Co 987 (Late Roman bronze coin of Licinius II from Aquileia) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
321
Not before (date)
320
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Aquileia 72, p. 402
Description
Size of coin too small for type by up to 40% due to undersized flan, clipping, snapping and weathering, or some combination of those factors.
Preservation comment
Wear: P/aG. Nicked and chipped edge, possibly snapped or clipped; one large crack through flan; extensive, moderate pitting and gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 885 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
1
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Licinius II (Caesar, 317-324)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Aquileia
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.83
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right, seen from behind
Obverse Inscription
LICINIVS IVN NOB CAES (traces)
Reverse Description
Inscription in three lines within wreath adorned with jewel above and tied below with coiled cord and hanging ribbons; Imperial invocation surrounding above ribbons
Reverse Inscription
VOT | • | V; around wreath, [CA]ESA[R]VM NO[STRO]RUM; in exergue, [A]QT
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph