Nummus - Gratian VOT V; Nicomedia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Theodosius I (379-395)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 378-383 |
| Value | Nummus / Follis (1⁄180) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.0 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 552181 |
| References | RIC IX# 37A John William Ernest Pearce, Harold Mattingly, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1951. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 9. Valentinian I - Theodosius I (AD 364–395). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.9.nic.37AOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster, Gratianus, Pius Felix Augustus.
Translation: Our Lord Gratian, pious, successful emperor.
Reverse
Inscription within wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VOT
V
Unabridged legend: Votis Quinquennalibus.
Translation: Vows (prayers) on the fifth anniversary [of the emperors rule].
Mint
Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, TurkeyComments
Type 29 from Augusta Coins, AE4. Less common type for this Emperor. Listed as Type 62 on Tesorillo.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (378-383) | |||||||||||||||
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