Co 1153 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Nicomedia) [permalink]

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

Reverse Photograph