Co 1077 (Late Roman bronze coin of Theodosius I from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph