- Co 1218 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Nicomedia) [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 Honorius 412, p. 272, pl. 17
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aVF. Deeply chipped edge; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching. Wide, thin film of light blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 51, no. 607 (R. Hohlfelder)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Honorius (western emperor, 395-423)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Nicomedia
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.83
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped bust of emperor to right; behind head, ✶
- Obverse Inscription
- D N HON[ORI-VS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Two emperors Honorius and Theodosius II in military dress stand facing one other, each holding a spear and together holding a globe between them
- Reverse Inscription
- [GLORI-A ROMA]–NORVM; in exergue, SMNA
- 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 1218 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Nicomedia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1218>
