Co 822 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian I 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 16a, pp. 168 (mintmark i), 176

Comparanda

LRBC II.1704, p. 79

Preservation comment

Wear: VF. Large chips removed from edges; extensive, slight pitting and rare gouging. Wide areas of thin, white and pale green bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 42, no. 444 (R. Hohlfelder)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian I (364-375)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

19.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.98

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

D N VALENT[INI]–ANVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Emperor advancing right, head to left, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum with left hand; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[GLO]RIA [RO]–MANORVM; left and right fields are empty; in exergue, TESΒ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph