Co 1136 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Constantinople) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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