Aureus - Constantinus I IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, Thessalonica

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year311-313
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencySolidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
CompositionGold
Weight5.28 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#44c, OCRE#ric.6.thes.44c, Jameson#347, Calicó#5172
Obverse descriptionHead of Constantine I, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCONSTANTINVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse descriptionJupiter standing facing, nude but for chlamys on left shoulder, thunderbolt in outstretched right hand, grounded scepter in left; eagle standing left at feet to left, head reverted with wreath in beak; Σ (retrograde, mark of value) in right field, mintmark in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG M •SM•TS•
(Translation: Jupiter Preserver of the Augusts)
Edge
Mint•SM•TS•
Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece
MintageND (311-313) •SM•TS• - -
Catalog ID2120735390
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