Co 1209 (Late Roman bronze coin of Marcian from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

457

Not before (date)

450

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC X Marcian 553, p. 282 (monogram 4)

Preservation comment

Wear: P. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and dense striations mostly on obverse. Patchy, light blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 954 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)

Axis (1-12)

11

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Marcian (eastern emperor, 450-457)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.61

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and [cuirassed] head of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

[D N MARCIANVS] P F AVG

Reverse Description

Monogram of emperor within wreath

Reverse Inscription

In exergue, NIC

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph