Co 817 (Late Roman bronze coin of Marcian from Nicomedia) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

457

Not before (date)

450

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

RIC X Marcian 554

Comparanda

LRBC II.2467, p. 96

Contributor Notes

2014 (June 4): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Label or tag text

coin found in T trench in very hard earth at that level. Red earth

Preservation description

Wear: aVF. Slight chipped edge; extensive, slight pitting and scratching. Faint, incipient pale blue bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 53, no. 635 (R. Hohlfelder)

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Marcian (eastern emperor, 450-457)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

10.0

Numismatic Mint

Nicomedia

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.16

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N MARCIẠ[NVS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Monogram of emperor; above, cross; within wreath broken at mintmark

Reverse Inscription

Below monogram breaking wreath, ṆIC

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph