Co 2040 (Late Roman bronze coin of Gratian from Thessalonica) [permalink] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
383
Not before (date)
378
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC IX Thessalonica 43, p. 182
Preservation comment
Wear: aG. Deep marginal crack at obverse axis 8; extensive, slight pitting and fissuring.
Axis (1-12)
12
Has denomination
AE4
Numismatic Authority
Gratian (western emperor, 367-383)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
12.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.01
Obverse Description
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right
Obverse Inscription
[D N G]RA[TIA-NVS P F A]V[G]
Reverse Description
Inscription in four lines within bushy wreath adorned with jewel above and tied flat below with coiled cord and hanging-spreading ribbons; within dotted border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
V[OT | XV | MVL]T | XX within wreath; in exergue, TES
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph