Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1147 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
435
Not before (date)
425
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Valentinian III 2152, p. 380
Comparanda
LRBC
II.865, p. 63
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Roughly 20% of coin broken from obverse right; extensive, slight pitting and scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 61, no. 933 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.53
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D]N VALEN[TINIANVS P F A]VG
Reverse Description
Victoria striding to left, holding palm in left arm and [wreath] in right hand
Reverse Inscription
[VICTOR]-IA AVG; in exergue, [R]OM
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 1147 (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/co1147>