- Co 1109 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 455
- Not before (date)
- 440
- Comment
- Undersized flan for type: artifically reduced?
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Valentinian III 2147/2148, p. 380, pl. 50
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.868, p. 63
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G+. Slightly nicked edge but for the most part even and rounded (artificially?); frequent, slight pitting and rare gouging on both faces. Incipient white bronze disease in spreading patches.
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 9.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.83
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, [draped, and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- Inscription off flan
- Reverse Description
- Emperor in military dress standing facing with head turned to left, holding spear in upraised left hand and globe in extended right hand
- Reverse Inscription
- VICT-O-RI[A A]V[G]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1109 (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/co1109>
