Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1070 (Late Roman bronze coin of deified Constantine from Constantinople)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
LRBC I, 1041, p. 25
Comparanda
RIC VII, Constantinople 37, p. 449
Description
Pierced for suspension. Choice of this particular issue: talismanic significance?
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 38, no. 383 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “House of Constantine, A.D. 337-41, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Diameter (mm.)
14.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (grs.)
0.8
Obverse Description
Veiled and draped bust of deified emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
DV CONSTAN[TI]-NVS PT AVGG
Reverse Description
Emperor in flying quadriga to right being received into heaven by hand of God
Reverse Inscription
In exergue, CON[S]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1070 (Late Roman bronze coin of deified Constantine from Constantinople).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2022. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1070>