Co 1109 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph