Solidus - Constantius II GLORIA REI PVBLICAE; Thessalonica
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Constantius II (337-361)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 355-361 |
| Value | Solidus (1) |
| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.41 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 420508 |
| References | RIC VIII# 196 John P. C. Kent; 1981. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 8. The Family of Constantine I (AD 337–364). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Constantius II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N CONSTANTIVS - MAX AVGVSTVS
Reverse
Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting an inscribed wreath; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding scepter in left hand, her right foot on prow.
Mintmark between stars in exergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE
VOT
XXX
MVLT
XXXX
Mint
| TES | Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (355-361) | |||||||||||||||
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