Co 837 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more 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 16b, pp. 168, 176 (mark iii, third officina)
Comparanda
LRBC II.1729, p. 79
Preservation comment
Wear: VF/F+. Slight worn chipping along edges and rare pitting and scratching. Small, thin patches of bronze disease on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 44, no. 457 (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Valens (364-378)
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
Obverse Inscription
DN VALEN-S PF AVG
Reverse Description
Emperor draped, with right hand dragging captive to right and holding labarum in left; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
GLORIA RO-MANORVM; in right field, ✶ ; in exergue, TESΓ
Diameter
18.0
Weight (kg)
2.14
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 837 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens 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/co0837>