- Co 1262 (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 2131/3132, p. 378
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.860, p. 63
- Preservation comment
- Wear: P. Roughly one third of original flan snapped off from right and left obverse; extensive, slight pitting and scratching. Incipient pale green bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 966 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 4
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Valentinian III (western emperor, 425-455)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.71
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N VA[LENTIN]IAN[VS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Two Victoriae facing one another, holding one wreath between them
- Reverse Inscription
- [VICTORIA AVGG]; mintmark does not survive
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1262 (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/co1262>
