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