Co 837 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valens 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 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