Co 1350 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Nicomedia) [permalink] [show fewer links]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

388

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Comparanda

RIC IX Nicomedia 45b, p. 262, pl. XVI:8

Comparanda

LRBC II.2192, p. 89

Preservation comment

Wear: F/VG. Chipped and cracked edge; slight flaking and scratching. Incipient pale green bronze disease.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 553 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, ca. A.D. 383-395, Uncertain AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

1

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Theodosius I (378-395)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.5

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.77

Obverse Description

Diademed and draped bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N [TH]EODO–SIVS P [F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram

Reverse Inscription

SALVS REI – [PVBLI]CAE; in exergue, •SMKΓ′

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph