Co 1079 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian, Valentinian II, or Arcadius) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

383

Not before (date)

378

Comment

JLR 2024: CHECK COIN AND GET PIC

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Contributor Notes

2014 (June 14): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Preservation description

Wear: P.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 60, no. 919 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Arcadius (eastern emperor, 383-408)

Numismatic Authority

Gratian (western emperor, 367-383)

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

11.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.82

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

Emperor‘s name not visible

Reverse Description

Inscription in two lines within wreath

Reverse Inscription

[VOT] | V ; mintmark not visible

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)