RIC VII Thessalonica 31
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VII Thessalonica 31. Denomination: AE2; AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Thessalonica. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or CONSTANTINVS AVG. The reverse shows vOT/XX/MVLT/•XXX• within laurel wreath with mint mark.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Constantine I was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, having been proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum in 306 following the death of his father, Flavius Constantius. After emerging victorious in the civil wars of the Tetrarchy against Maxentius and Licinius, he became the sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324. Constantine enacted extensive administrative and military reorganisations and founded the city of Constantinople.
This bronze coinage was produced under Constantine's authority at the mint of Thessalonica. Struck in base metal as an AE2 or AE3 piece, the coin carries the imperial obverse inscription "CONSTAN-TINVS AVG" or "CONSTANTINVS AVG". The reverse display features the inscription "VOT/XX/MVLT/•XXX•" enclosed within a laurel wreath, accompanied by the Thessalonica mint mark.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- AE2; AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Thessalonica
- Authority
- Constantine I
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- VOT/XX/MVLT/•XXX• within laurel wreath with mint mark
- Obverse legend
- CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or CONSTANTINVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- Research required
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VII Thessalonica 31
- Denomination and metal
- AE2; AE3, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or CONSTANTINVS AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- Research required
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.7.thes.31
Varieties
RIC VII Thessalonica 28
Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VII Thessalonica 33
Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.