CATALOGUE OF LATE ROMAN COINS IN THE DUMBARTON OAKS COLLECTION AND IN THE WHITTEMORE COLLECTION From Arcadius and Honorius to the Accession of Anastasius PHILIP GRIERSON and MELINDA MAYS cd DUMBARTON OAKS RESEARCH LIBRARY AND COLLECTION WASHINGTON, D.C.©1992 Dumbarton Oaks Trustees for Harvard University Washington, D.C. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data Dumbarton Oaks. Catalogue of late Roman coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection : from Arcacius and Honorius to the accession of Anastasius / Philip Grierson and Melinda Mays. p. cm. — (Dumbarton Oaks catalogues) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88402-193-9 1. Coins, Roman—Catalogs. 2. Dumbarton Oaks—Catalogs. I. Grierson, Philip. Tf. Mays, Melinda. III. Title. IV. Title: Late Roman coins. V. Tithe: Whittemore Collection. VI. Series. CJ8l5.U62W184 = 1992 737 4987074 '753—de20 41-12862CONTENTS I . CE | | “IV LINTRODUCTION TO THE COINAGE 1. Historical and Numismatic Background 3 A. The Divided Empire 3 B. The Right to Coin 6 (1) Imperial Coins 6; (2) Coins of Empresses 6; (3) Coins of Caesars 8 C. General Features of the Coinage 9 (1) Gold Hoards 16; (2) Silver Hoards 17; (3) Bronze Hoards ?1 2. The Monetary System 27 A. Values and Denominations 27 B. Metrology and Fineness 28 C, Gold Coinage 32 D. Silver Coinage 35 E. Bronze Coinage ao 3, Mints and Mint Activity 48 A. Organization and Control 48 B. Mint-Marks and Privy Marks 53 C._ Mi 56 D. Counterfeits and Supplementary Comages 69 4. ‘Types and Inscriptions 73 A. Obverse and Reverse 73 B. Obverse Types 73 C. Obverse Inscriptions 77 D. Reverse Types 78 (1) Imperial Types 78; (2) Victory Types 81; (3) Roma and Constantinopolis Types 82; (4) Miscellaneous Types 84