KC042 (Late Roman bronze coin) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Is Part Of
Coin Finds
Not after (date)
499
Not before (date)
400
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Conservation
2007 (July): Bronze corrosion was cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit. After cleaning, immersed in solution of Incralac 5% diluted in Toluene for surface protection (Nikol Anastasatou).
Preservation description
Wear: P. Slight, extensive pitting; edge snapped off upper obverse; sparse patches of reddish bronze disease.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1138-1139, no. 843, fig. 23.12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
10.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.51
Obverse Description
Bust of emperor to right (traces)
Obverse Inscription
Inscription (traces)
Reverse Description
Monogram within dotted border (traces)
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 36
Chronology comment
5th century
Explanation of deposition
Funerary offering with burial or residual in burial fill.
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus G36-001
Location in unit
Upper fill inside central cist.
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph