Co 1147 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer links]

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