Co 1001 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
437
Not before (date)
430
Comment
Undersized flan for type.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC Valentinian III 2123, p. 377
Comparanda
LRBC II.858, p. 63
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Slightly nicked edge; slight, frequent pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 895 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
10
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.25
Obverse Description
Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N VALENTINI]ANVS P [F A]V[G]
Reverse Description
Campgate with turrets
Reverse Inscription
VOT - PVB; above campgate, S (traces); in exergue, R[S]M
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph