KC040 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius Gallus from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer links]
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)