Co 1028 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Aquileia, Thessalonica, or Cyzicus) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
388
Not before (date)
383
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
e.g., RIC IX Thessalonica 48a, p. 184
Preservation comment
Wear: G. Most of margin snapped off and chipped, greatly reducing size and weight of original flan. Minor pitting. Faintly incipient white to pale green bronze disease?
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 908 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Theodosius I (378-395)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
8.0
Numismatic Mint
Aquileia
Numismatic Mint
Cyzicus
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.42
Obverse Inscription
[D N THEO]DO-[SIVS P F AVG]
Reverse Description
Inscription in two lines within thick wreath tied below
Reverse Inscription
VOT | V ; mintmark does not survive
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1028 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Aquileia, Thessalonica, or Cyzicus).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1028>