Co 471 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian from Thessalonica) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

375

Not before (date)

367

Logical part of

Area E (north side of harbor)

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC IX Thessalonica 26c, p. 178

Contributor Notes

2008 (May-June): R. Weir studied, with reference to [KenchreaiIII.]

Contributor Notes

2023: JLR described.

Axis (1-12)

6

Numismatic Authority

Gratian (western emperor, 367-383)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

17.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.56

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right

Obverse Inscription

D N GRATIANVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Emperor walking right holding labarum and dragging captive, wreath in right field

Reverse Inscription

GLORIA RO-MANORVM; in left field, V; in right field, B; in exergue, TES

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph