- Co 1189 (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
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.1874, p. 82
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aEF. Deeply chipped and nicked edge; rare scratching; small areas of delaminating flakes. Thin clouds of pale green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 46, no. 490, pl. II (R. Hohlfelder identified “Theodosius I, Arcadius and Valentinian II, A.D. 383-392, Thessalonica, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 11
- Has denomination
- AE4
- Numismatic Authority
- Theodosius I (378-395)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.36
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to left; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- D N THEODO–SIVS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Victoria dragging captive to left and carrying trophy over far shoulder; to left, staurogram; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- SALVS REI – PVBLICAE; in exergue, TESB
- 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 1189 (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/co1189>
