- Co 1215 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Constantinople) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 423
- Not before (date)
- 408
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC X Theodosius II 399, p. 271
- Label or tag text
- same hoard as A 1887 | 14561/2170, 0.20m below floor cement stratum under clay bedding of tiles in 2nd floor of land church (beach trench)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG. Extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 959 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Honorius (western emperor, 393-423)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Constantinople
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.89
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; behind head, ✶ (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- D N HON[ORI-VS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Two emperors standing to face each other, each holding a spear and resting hand on shield
- Reverse Inscription
- [GLORI]A – ROMA–N[ORVM]; in exergue, CONS[A]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Theodosius II (eastern emperor, 408-450)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1215 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius 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/co1215>
