- Co 1153 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show more 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 Nicomedia 48a, p. 263
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2428, p. 95
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aEF/VF. Slightly nicked edge; rare, slight pitting and scratching but wide areas of delaminating flakes.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 511 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II“))
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Theodosius I (378-395)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.89
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N TH[EODO-S]IVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria striding to left with trophy over far shoulder drags captive; in left field, staurogram or Greek cross (traces)
- Reverse Inscription
- SALVS [REI –P]VBLICAE; in exergue, SMNΒ‘
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1153 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1153>
