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| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 378-383 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Emperor Gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, rendered in the late Roman imperial portrait style characteristic of the Theodosian period. The effigy displays the emperor's distinctive features framed by a beaded diadem, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, interrupted by the bust. The flan is irregular, typical of late fourth-century hammered bronze coinage, and the surfaces show an even blue-green patina consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG (Translation: Our Lord Gratian, pious fortunate emperor) |
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| Mintage | ND (378-383) - RIC 30A.1, 1st officina (SMNA); no fieldmarks - ND (378-383) - RIC 30A.2, 2nd officina (SMNB); no fieldmarks - ND (378-383) - RIC 30A.3, 1st officina (SMNA); * in reverse right field - ND (378-383) - RIC 30A.4, 1st officina (SMNA); palm branch in both reverse fields - ND (378-383) - RIC 30A.5, 1st officina (SMNA); A in reverse right field - ND (378-383) - RIC 30A.6, 2nd officina (SMNB); + in reverse right field - |
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