RIC VIII Thessalonica 100
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VIII Thessalonica 100. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Thessalonica. The obverse shows bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend CONSTANS - P F AVG. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, each holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, with the legend VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN.
Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VIII Thessalonica 104.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. Following the death of his father, Constantine the Great, he became Augustus on 9 September 337 alongside his brothers, Constantine II and Constans. The brothers divided the empire, with Constantius receiving Greece, Thrace, Egypt, and the Asian provinces. Following Constantine II's death in 340, Constantius and Constans maintained an uneasy peace until Constans was assassinated by the usurper Magnentius in 350.
Struck at the mint of Thessalonica under the authority of Constantius II, this AE3 bronze coinage features his brother and co-ruler Constans. The obverse depicts a bust of Constans accompanied by the legend "CONSTANS - P F AVG".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Billon; Bronze
- Denomination
- AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Thessalonica
- Authority
- Constantius II
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, each holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand
- Obverse legend
- CONSTANS - P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VIII Thessalonica 100
- Denomination and metal
- AE3, Billon; Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- CONSTANS - P F AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN
- 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
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.8.thes.100
Varieties
RIC VIII Thessalonica 104
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
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