KM166 (Late Roman Gold-foil Impression of Late Roman coin of Zeno) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Gold-Foil Impression (Bracteate)
Comparanda
RIC X, pp. 306–315
Conservation
2007 (July 19): cleaned mechanically with distilled water and bent back into original shape (Nikol Anastasatou).
Description
Prototype: Zeno. There is considerable overlap of gold foil beyond one edge of the prototype coin. The latter’s diameter was 11–12 mm, which is exactly that of Zeno’s small AE4 (10–12 mm). Gold tremisses would be too big (13–14 mm), and it is not clear why one would make a bracteate of a gold coin anyway.
Preservation description
Wear: aVF. Slight torn edge; surface in good condition but crumpled.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1143, 1144, no. 860, fig. 23.16
Numismatic Authority
Zeno (474-491)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
15.0
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.15
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed and draped bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
[- - -]NO [- - -]EṚP ẠṾ[- - -]
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 38
Explanation of deposition
Funerary offering with burial of child 38B, but graverobbers displaced it from cist.
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Gold (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus G38-001
Location in unit
Upper fill inside central cist.
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph