Co 1013 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I(?) from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
324
Not before (date)
313
Comment
JLR: Portrait style fits Constantine I, but this coin from Nicomedia could depict one of the Caesars during the early 320s: Constantine II, Crispus, or Licinius II.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
e.g., RIC VII Nicomedia 14, p. 601 (dated AD 313-317)
Preservation comment
Wear: P+. Extensive snapping and chipping along edge, which has reduced the original size by up to 50% or more; extensive, moderate pitting, gouging, and cracking. Incipient white and pale green bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 902 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Constantine I (312-337)
Numismatic Authority
Constantine II (Caesar, 317-337; Augustus, 337-340)
Numismatic Authority
Crispus (Caesar, 317-326)
Numismatic Authority
Licinius II (Caesar, 317-324)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
8.0
Numismatic Mint
Nicomedia
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.32
Obverse Description
Head of beardless emperor to right (classic Constantinian style)
Reverse Description
Jupiter standing left in counterpoise with chlamys over shoulder, holding scepter in upraised left hand and victoriola in outstretched right hand, with eagle holding wreath in beak on ground to lower left
Reverse Inscription
[IOVI CONSER]VA[TORI]; In right field, Ν | Α ; mintmark does not survive
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1013 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I(?) from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1013>