Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 1181 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantine I in the name of Roma from Thessalonica)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
333
Not before (date)
330
Comment
Coin dated ca. AD 330-333
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IV, Thessalonica 187, p. 524
Preservation comment
Wear: F. One large marginal chip; minor scratching.
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 38, no. 374, pl. II (R. Hohlfelder)
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE3
Numismatic Authority
Constantine I (312-337)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
16.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.26
Obverse Description
Bust of Roma facing left wearing crested helmet and Imperial cloak
Obverse Inscription
VRBS - ROMA
Reverse Description
She-wolf and twins
Reverse Inscription
Above, ✴︎ ✴︎ ; in exergue, [S]MTSⲈ
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph