Co 1124 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Antioch) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
348
Not before (date)
347
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VIII Antioch 116, p. 521, pl. 27
Comparanda
LRBC II.1399, p. 73
Preservation comment
Wear: aVF/G. Moderate marginal chipping; extensive, slight pitting and minor scratching. Extensive, thin film of white to pale blue bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 930 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Constans I (Caesar, 333-337; Augustus, 337-350)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
13.0
Numismatic Mint
Antioch on the Orontes
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.24
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed head of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
D N [CONSTA]-NS P F AV[G]
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within wreath adorned with jewel above (traces) and tied flat below with trailing ribbons
Reverse Inscription
VOT | XV | MVLT | X[X] ; in exergue, S[M]ANA
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1124 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constans I from Antioch).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1124>