Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1136 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Constantinople)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
395
Not before (date)
392
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Constantinople 90b, p. 236
Preservation comment
Wear: aF. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and sparse gouging. Thin patches of white to pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 48, no. 547 (R. Hohlfelder published as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Theodosius I (378-395)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.32
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
[D N T]HEOD[OSIVS P F] AVG
Reverse Description
Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over left shoulder; to left, staurograml within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
[SALVS REI] – PVB[LICAE]; in exergue, CON[SΒ]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1136 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Constantinople).” In
Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1136>