CLARK COLLECTION OF ANCIENT ART:

ANCIENT COINS (171 through 180)




EC.72.171

Denomination: ? (AE?)

Date: c. 350-353 CE

Obverse: Faint laureate head (of Magnentius?) facing right

Inscription: worn off

Reverse: Chi Rho symbol

Inscription: worn off

Weight: 2 g

EC.72.172

Denomination: ? (AE?)

Date: c. 363-364 CE

Obverse: Laureate head of Jovian facing right

Inscription: IOVIANUS P F AUG
Supplied: Iovianus Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Wreath

Inscription: VOT V MULT X. SISC
Supplied: Votis V Multis X. Siscia
Translated: Many vows every five and ten years. Siscia

Notes: This coin was minted in Siscia in the western province of Illyricum-Danube.

Weight: 2 g

EC.72.173

Denomination: Roman bronze (AE 3)

Date: c. 364-375 CE

Obverse: Laureate bust of Valens facing right

Inscription: D N VALENS P F AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Valens Pius Felix Augustus
Translated: Our master Valens Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Valens advancing, dragging a captive and holding a standard with a Chi-Rho

Inscription: ...SISC
Supplied: ...Siscia

Notes: For this coin type see R. A. G. Carson, Principal Coins of the Romans, Vol. III: The Dominate AD 294-498 (London 1980) 64 n. 1440.

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.174

Denomination: as

Date: 364-378 CE

Obverse: Laureate, bearded head facing right

Inscription: D N VALENS P F AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Valens Pius Felix Augustus
Translated: Our master, Valens Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Standing figure holding objects

Inscription: faint

Notes: Issued under Valens.

Weight: 2 g

EC.72.175

Denomination: as

Date: 375-383 CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: D N GRATIANUS AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Gratianus Augustus
Translated: Our master, Gratianus Augustus

Reverse: Gratianus holding a standard with a Chi-Rho and a shield

Inscription: faint and broken

Notes: Issued under Gratianus.

Weight: 2 g

EC.72.176

Denomination: as

Date: 375-383 CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: D N GRATIANUS P F AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Gratianus Pius Felix Augustus
Translated: Our master Gratianus Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Gratianus advancing, dragging a captive and holding a standard with a Chi-Rho

Inscription: GLORIA ROMANO...
Supplied: Gloria Romanorum
Translated: Glory of the Romans

Notes: Issued under Gratianus.

Weight: 2 g

EC.72.177

Denomination: Roman Bronze (AE 3)

Date: 367-375 CE

Obverse: Laureate bust of Gratianus facing right

Inscription: broken and faint

Reverse: Gratianus holding a standard with a Chi-Rho and a shield

Inscription: GLORIA NO...
Supplied: Gloria Novi Saeculi
Translated: Glory of the New Age

Notes: This coin bears the Arles mint mark.

For this coin type see R. A. G. Carson, Principal Coins of the Romans, Vol. III: The Dominate AD 294-498 (London 1980) 63 n. 1434.

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.178

Denomination: as

Date: 378-395 CE

Obverse: Laureate head facing right

Inscription: D N THEODOSIUS P F AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Theodosius Felix Augustus
Translated: Our master, Theodosius Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: ?

Inscription: faint

Notes: Issued under Theodosius I.

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.179.1

Denomination: as

Date: 378-395 CE

Obverse: Laureate bust of Theodosius facing right

Inscription: D N THEODOSIUS P F AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Theodosius Pius Felix Augustus
Translated: Our master, Theodosius Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Theodosius holding a standard with a Chi-Rho

Inscription: faint

Notes: Issued under Theodosius.

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.179.2

Denomination: as

Date: 378-395 CE

Obverse: Laureate bust of Theodosius facing right

Inscription: D N THEODOSIUS P F AUG
Supplied: Dominus Noster Theodosius Pius Felix Augustus
Translated: Our master, Theodosius Pius Felix Augustus

Reverse: Theodosius holding a standard

Inscription: faint

Notes: Issued under Theodosius.

Weight: 1 g

EC.72.180

Denomination: as

Date: c. 54-68 CE

Obverse: Head facing left (Nero?)

Inscription: faint

Reverse: Winged Victory

Inscription: SC
Supplied: Senatus Consulto
Translated: By decree of the Senate

Notes: This coin is possibly an ancient forgery; the coin is too thin, the edges too regular, and the figures are crudely shaped.

Weight: 7 g

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