- Co 1050 (Late Roman bronze coin of Julian II Caesar from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 361
- Not before (date)
- 355
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC VIII Thessalonica 214, p. 422
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/G. Slightly nicked edge; extensive, slight pitting and minor scratching. Thin, scattered patches of white and pale blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, no. 42, no. 438 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Constantius II or Julian, A.D. 355-361“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Julian II (Caesar, 355-361; Augustus, 361-363)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.81
- Obverse Description
- Bare-headed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N IVL[IANVS NOB CAES]
- Reverse Description
- Virtus standing to left holding spear in left hand and globe in right hand; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- SPES REI – [PVBLICE]; in exergue, SMTS[Ⲉ]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1050 (Late Roman bronze coin of Julian II Caesar 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/co1050>
