- Co 1272 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 350
- Not before (date)
- 348
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Cited by
- Hohlfelder1976a, p. 226
- Comparanda
- RIC VIII Thessalonica 119, p. 412
- Comparanda
- LRBC II.1641, p. 77
- Description
- Flan slightly undersized for type.
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VG/G. Slight, large chips along edge; extensive, moderate pitting to gouging. Scattered areas of white bronze disease on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 43, no. 449 (R. Holhfelder identified as “Gratian, Valens or Valentinian I, A.D. 364-378, Constantinople“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- AE3
- Numismatic Authority
- Constantius II (Caesar, 324-337; Augustus, 337-361)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 15.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Thessalonica
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.34
- Obverse Description
- Pearl-diademed, draped, [and cuirassed] bust of emperor to right
- Obverse Inscription
- D N CONSTA[N–TI]VS P F AVG
- Reverse Description
- Emperor standing to left on galley, holding phoenix on globe in right hand and labarum in left hand, while Victoria steers the ship
- Reverse Inscription
- FEL T[EMP – REPARATIO]; in exergue, TESA
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Maritime Activities
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Mythological Animal (Visual Motif)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1272 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius II 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/co1272>
