Co 1180 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
355
Not before (date)
350
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC VII Thessalonica 172/178, p. 418
Comparanda
LRBC II.1671/1674, p. 78
Preservation comment
Wear: G+. Small fragment preserves ca. 30-40% from middle of coin; all edges show deep snapping and oblique chipping. Minor pitting and frequent scraping. Faint patches of pale green bronze disease across both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, p. 61, no. 945 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Late Roman/Early Byzantine“)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE2
Numismatic Authority
Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
8.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
0.28
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
D [N] C[O]NSTAN-[TIVS P F AVG]
Reverse Description
Emperor in military dress standing to left, holding [standard with banner in upraised left hand] and victoriola in oustretched right hand, with captive seated [at feet] below to left
Reverse Inscription
Inscription and mintmark do not survive; in left field, Γ (traces)
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph