Co 461 (Late Roman bronze coin of Honorius from Constantinople) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
408
Not before (date)
406
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC X Arcadius 143, p. 251
Comparanda
LRBC II.2215, p. 90
Contributor Notes
2011 (late May): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Preservation description
Wear: aG. Two chips from edge, with cracking; slight pitting, especially on reverse. Large patches of pale pink to brownish encrustation or corrosion on obverse.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 58, no. 798 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Honorius (western emperor, 395-423)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
13.0
Numismatic Mint
Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.95
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; behind, ✶ (traces); within dotted border (traces)
Obverse Inscription
Ḍ Ṇ ḤỌ[NOR-RIV]Ṣ P̣ F̣ ẠṾG̣
Reverse Description
Three emperors (Arcadius, Honorius, and Theodosius II) standing facing with shields and spears, the central one shorter than the other two
Reverse Inscription
[GLORIA ROMANORVM] (traces); in exergue, [CON]S[.]
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph