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RIC VIII Thessalonica 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Thessalonica 10. Obverse: Bust of Constans, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: VOT/V/MVLT/X within a wreath. Obverse legend: FL IVL CON-STANS P F AVG. Reverse legend: GAVDIVM POPVLI ROMANI.

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Historical context

Following the death of Constantine the Great, his son Constantius II was elevated to Augustus alongside his brothers Constantine II and Constans on 9 September 337. Constantius governed Greece, Thrace, the Asian provinces, and Egypt, while Constans ruled in the west until Constantine II was killed in 340. This gold solidus—a late Roman denomination introduced in the early 4th century to replace the aureus—was struck between AD 337 and AD 340 at Thessalonica, bearing the portrait and titles of Constans.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Thessalonica
Issuing authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constans, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
VOT/V/MVLT/X within a wreath
Obverse legend
FL IVL CON-STANS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GAVDIVM POPVLI ROMANI

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.thes.10
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Thessalonica 10
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.thes.10
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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