RIC IX Thessalonica 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 364–AD 367

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Valentinian I, AD 364–AD 367, catalogued as RIC IX Thessalonica 1. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped in imperial mantle, left, holding mappa and short sceptre. Reverse: Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, and spurning captive left, head right. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Thessalonica
Issuing authority: Valentinian I

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped in imperial mantle, left, holding mappa and short sceptre
Reverse type: Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, and spurning captive left, head right
Obverse legend: D N VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse legend: SALVS REIP

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.thes.1
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Thessalonica 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.thes.1

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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