Co 1010 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Cyzicus) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
383
Not before (date)
378
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Cyzicus 22c, p. 24
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Large segment of margin at obverse right snapped off; minor pitting; faintly incipient pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 1010 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
10
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Theodosius I (378-395)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
10.0
Numismatic Mint
Cyzicus
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.84
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N THEOD[OS-IVS P F] AVG
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within thick wreath tied flat below in X with trailing ribbons
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XX | [M]VLT | XX[X]; in exergue, [S]MKB
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph