Co 1203 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

383

Comment

The type under Valentinian II was issued from the mints at Aquileia, Rome, Thessalonica, Constantinople, Cyzicus, Antioch, and Alexandria.

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Description

Undersized flan for type.

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. Snapped edge obverse right; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching. Incipient bluish green bronze disease across both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 550 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.12

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed and draped bust to right

Obverse Inscription

[D N] VAL[ENTINIANVS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over over far shoulder; to left, staurogram (traces)

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS R]EI – PVBLICAE; mintmark off flan

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Photograph

Photograph