Co 1203 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian II) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

392

Not before (date)

383

Comment

RW: The type under Valentinian II was issued from the mints at Aquileia, Rome, Thessalonica, Constantinople, Cyzicus, Antioch, and Alexandria.

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Contributor Notes

2015 (June 16): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Description

Undersized flan for type. No sign of clipping.

Preservation description

Wear: aVF. Snapped edge obverse right; extensive, slight pitting and rare scratching. Incipient bluish green bronze disease across both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 550 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE4

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian II (375-392)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

12.0

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.12

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed and draped bust to right

Obverse Inscription

[D N] VAL[ENTINIANVS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over over far shoulder; to left, staurogram (traces)

Reverse Inscription

[SALVS R]ẸỊ – PVBLICAE ; mintmark off flan

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Photograph

Photograph