KC040 (Late Roman bronze coin of Constantius Gallus from Thessalonica) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Is Part Of
Coin Finds
Is Part Of
RIC VIII Thessalonica 190
Is Part Of
RIC VIII Thessalonica 190
Not after (date)
354
Not before (date)
351
Comment
Undersized flan for type. Mintmark irregular or blundered?
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Half-centenionalis
Comparanda
RIC VIII Thessalonica 190, p. 419
Conservation
2009 (July): Cleaned mechanically (Phyllis Graham).
Contributor Notes
2024 (October): JLR refined Weir2022.
Preservation description
Wear: VG/F. Slight, extensive pitting; extensive nicking around edge.
Published as
Weir2022, pp. 1132-1133, no. 821, fig. 23.9
Axis (1-12)
12
Numismatic Authority
Constantius Gallus (Caesar, 351-354)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
13.0
Numismatic Mint
Thessalonica
Numismatic Weight (g)
1.05
Obverse Description
Bare-headed and draped bust to right; within border
Obverse Inscription
D N CONSTAN[TI–VS NOB CAES]
Reverse Description
Virtus to left, shield on left arm, spearing falling horseman who raises an arm backwards in supplication; within border (traces)
Reverse Inscription
[FEL TEMP] – REPARATIO; in exergue, [S]MṬS
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bronze (Material)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph