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

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

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