Co 822 (Late Roman bronze coin of Valentinian I from Thessalonica) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

367

Not before (date)

364

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

RIC IX Thessalonica 16a

Comparanda

LRBC II.1704, p. 79

Contributor Notes

2012 (December 5): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Description

Irregular flan?

Preservation description

Wear: VF. Large chips removed from edges; extensive, slight pitting and rare gouging. Wide areas of thin, white and pale green bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 42, no. 444 (R. Hohlfelder)

Has denomination

AE3

Numismatic Authority

Valentinian I (364-375)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

19.0

Numismatic Mint

Thessalonica

Numismatic Weight (g)

2.98

Obverse Description

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

D N VALENT[INI]–ANVS P F AVG

Reverse Description

Emperor advancing right, head to left, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum with left hand; within dotted border

Reverse Inscription

[GLO]ṚỊẠ [RO]–MANORVM; left and right fields are empty; in exergue, TESΒ

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph