Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KC040 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius Gallus from Thessalonica)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Not after (date): 354
Not before (date): 351
Comment: JLR refined Weir 2022 (October 2024).
Comment: Undersized flan for type. Mintmark irregular or blundered?
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Coin
Typological identification: Half-centenionalis
Comparanda: RIC VIII Thessalonica 190, p. 419
Preservation comment: Wear: VG/F. Slight, extensive pitting; extensive nicking around edge.
Published as: Weir2022, pp. 1132-1133, no. 821, fig. 23.9
Axis (1-12): 12
Numismatic Authority: Constantius Gallus (Caesar, 351-354)
Numismatic Diameter (mm): 13.0
Numismatic Mint: Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g): 1.05
Obverse Description: Bare-headed and draped bust to right; within border
Obverse Inscription: D N CONSTAN[TI–VS NOB CAES]
Reverse Description: Virtus to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman who raises an arm backwards in supplication; within border (traces)
Reverse Inscription: [FEL TEMP] – REPARATIO; in exergue, [S]MṬS
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “KC040 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius Gallus from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kc040>