RIC IX Thessalonica 28

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 375–AD 378

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Gold multiple in gold struck at Thessalonica under Valentinian II, AD 375–AD 378, catalogued as RIC IX Thessalonica 28. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, left, raising right hand and holding globe in left. Reverse: Emperor, nimbate, standing facing between his two colleagues who look towards him. The emperor on left is smalleright All hold sceptre in right hand and rest left on shield. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint: Thessalonica
Issuing authority: Valentinian II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, left, raising right hand and holding globe in left
Reverse type: Emperor, nimbate, standing facing between his two colleagues who look towards him. The emperor on left is smalleright All hold sceptre in right hand and rest left on shield
Obverse legend: D N VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse legend: PIETAS-DDD NNN AVGVSTORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.thes.28
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Thessalonica 28
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.thes.28

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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