Co 722 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
383
Not before (date)
378
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Thessalonica 32, pp. 172 (mintmark xxxviii right), 179
Preservation comment
Wear: aG/P. Roughly 25% of coin snapped off, leaving rounded to irregular edge; extensive, dense, slight to moderate pitting.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 59, no. 842 (R. Hohlfelder (p. 59) identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine”)
Axis (1-12)
9
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Gratian (western emperor, 367-383)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.77
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N G]RA[TIANVS P F AV]G
Reverse Description
Victoria striding to left, holding palm branch in left hand and wreath in outstretched right hand
Reverse Inscription
[SECVRITAS REI-PVBLIC]AE; to left and right of figure, ✶ | V - A; in exergue, TⲈS
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 722 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian 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/co0722>