- Co 596 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 388
- Not before (date)
- 384
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC IX Thessalonica 63b, p. 187, pl. X:19
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.1870-1872, p. 82
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/G. Roughly 15% snapped off from obverse axis 7-8; long, deep cracking; extensive, minute pitting. Incipient spots of light blue bronze corrosion.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 47, no. 504 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-392, Thessalonica, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Theodosius I (378-395)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 12.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.2
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [D N] TH[EODO-SIVS P F] AVG
- Reverse Description
- Two Victoriae facing one another, holding up one wreath; in between, • ; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- VICTOR[-IA AVG]; in exergue, TESA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 596 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Thessalonica).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0596>
