Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: Co 2064 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Constantinople)

: Co 2064 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Constantinople) [permalink]
Type: Inventoried Coin
Not after (date): 383
Not before (date): 378
Logical part of: Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification: Coin
Comparanda: RIC IX Constantinople 63b, p. 229
Contributor Notes: 2014 (June 10): R. Weir studied, without reference in KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes: 2024: JLR described and identified coin.
Description: Size reduced by undersized flan, clipping, weathering, or some combination of those factors.
Preservation description: Wear: VG. Scraped edge; slight, extensive pitting and sparse scratching.
Axis (1-12): 12
Has denomination: AE4
Numismatic Authority: Theodosius I (378-395)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 9.0
Numismatic Mint: Constantinople
Numismatic Weight (g): 0.46
Obverse Description: Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription: D N [T]HEODO-ṢỊṾṢ P̣ [F AVG]
Reverse Description: Inscription in four lines within thick wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat below; all within outer border (traces)
Reverse Inscription: VOT | X | [MVL]T | [X]X ; in exergue, C̣ONA
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
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