Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 1025 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople)

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Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 491
Not before (date): 476
Comment: JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIX
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RIC X Zeno (second reign) 967 (monogram 14), p. 314
Comparanda: LRBC II.2280, p. 91
Preservation comment: Wear: P.
Published as: KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 905 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12): 12
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Zeno (474-491)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 9.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 0.49
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right (traces)
Reverse Description: Traces of inscription
Reverse Inscription: Monogram of Zeno within wreath (traces); mintmark not visible
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “Co 1025 (Late Roman bronze coin of Zeno from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1025>