- Co 1185 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 392
- Not before (date)
- 388
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Constantinople 86a, p. 234
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.2183, p. 89
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G/F+. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, minute pitting and rare but prominent scratching; wide area of delamination on obverse. Scattered spots of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 520 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Constantinople, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian II (375-392)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 11.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.07
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VAL[ENTINIANV]S P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram
- Reverse Inscription
- SALVS [REI –P]V[B]LICAE; in exergue, CONSΓ
- 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 1185 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II from Constantinople).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1185>
