Co 2000 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian III from Rome) [permalink] [show fewer 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
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Roughly 40% snapped off from obverse right; extensive, moderate pitting and rare scratching. Small, thin patches of white bronze disease on both faces.
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Valentinian II (375-392)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
11.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.85
Obverse Description
Peal-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N VAL[ENTINIANVS P F AVG]
Reverse Description
Campgate with turrets
Reverse Inscription
VOT – [PVB]; upper part does not survive; in exergue, R[.]M
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph