Co 418 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Thessalonica) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

367

Not before (date)

364

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Thessalonica 18b, p. 176

Comparanda

LRBC II.1710, p. 79

Description

Ancient clipping at angle across one margin led to snapped margin?

Preservation comment

Wear: aF/F+. Roughly 15% snapped off from obverse right; nicked edge and slight, extensive pitting.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, pp. 43, 87, no. 445, pl. III (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valens (364-378)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

16.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.43

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

D [N VA]LE[NS P F AVG]

Reverse Description

Victoria standing to left holding [wreath] in upraised right hand and palm in left arm; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[SECVRITAS] | REI PVBLIC[AE]; in exergue, •TESΔ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph