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