- Co 1072 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 437
- Not before (date)
- 430
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Valentinian III 2124, p. 377
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.853, p. 63
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P/G. Roughly 15% snapped from obverse upper right, with marginal cracking; extensive, slight pitting and gouging. Widespread film of pale green bronze disease (or some encrustation?) on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 914 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 9.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.6
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N V[ALENTINIANVS P] F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Campgate with turrets
- Reverse Inscription
- V[OT] – PVB; above campgate, [P]; in exergue, RPM
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1072 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1072>
