- Co 1077 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- 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
- Preservation comment
- Wear: G. Slightly nicked edge; somewhat sparse, minute pitting and rare scratching. Wide, thin film of white to plate blue bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 48, no. 546 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Arcadius, Honorius, Theodosius I or Valentinian II, A.D. 383-395, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Theodosius I (378-395)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.11
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N THEODO-[SIVS P F AVG]
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over left shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- SALVS REI – [PVBLIC]AE; in exergue, TESΒ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1077 (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/co1077>
