- Co 1184 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Alexandria) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 395
- Not before (date)
- 393
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Alexandria 23c, p. 304
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2909, p. 105
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVF/G. Slightly chipped edge; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching. Small areas of rough, white bronze disease especially on obverse.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 50, no. 596 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Roman ... Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 1
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Honorius (western emperor, 393-423)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 13.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Alexandria (Egypt)
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.88
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N HONO[RIVS] P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder
- Reverse Inscription
- [SALVS R]EI – [PVBLICAE]; in left field, • ; in exergue, ALE[.]
- 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 1184 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Alexandria).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1184>
