Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 999 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Thessalonica)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
393
Not before (date)
388
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Thessalonica 65b, p. 188
Comparanda
LRBC
II.1874, p. 82
Preservation comment
Wear: aF. Extensive, slight pitting and scratching. Faint, incipient pale blue and pale green bronze disease.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 49, no. 559 (R. Hohlfelder published as “Theodosius I, A.D. 393-395, Antioch, AE4“)
Axis (1-12)
11
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.03
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG (traces)
Reverse Description
Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border
Reverse Inscription
[SALVS REI] – PVBLICAE; in exergue, TESA
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 999 (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/co0999>