Co 1213 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
437
Not before (date)
430
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Valentinian III 2124, p. 377, pl. 53
Comparanda
LRBC II.853, p. 63
Label or tag text
same hoard as [A] 1887
Preservation comment
Wear: P. Deeply chipped and slightly snapped edge; extensive, minute pitting and sparse scratching to gouging.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 957 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.7
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N VAL]ENTI[NIAN]VS [P F AV]G
Reverse Description
Campgate with turrets
Reverse Inscription
[VOT] – PV[B]; above campgate, S; in exergue RSM (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 1213 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1213>