Co 1189 (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

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

Reverse Photograph