Nummus - Constantinus I IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG, SM•TS•, Thessalonica

€450,763.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year311
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueNummus / Follis (1⁄180)
CurrencySolidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
CompositionBronze
Weight7.02 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC VI#47b , OCRE#ric.6.thes.47b
Obverse descriptionHead of Constantine I, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCONSTANTINVS P F AVG
(Translation: Constantinus, pious and fortunate emperor.)
Reverse descriptionJupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing front, head left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in beak. Officina letter in left or right field. Mintmark with dot in middle and end in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG or IOVI CONSERV-ATORI AVGG
(Translation: To Jupiter, preserver of the emperors.)
Edge
MintSMTS
Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece
MintageND (311)  - 1st Officina (SMTS / A) -
ND (311)  - 2nd Officina (SMTS / B) -
ND (311)  - 3rd Officina (SMTS / Γ) -
ND (311)  - 4th Officina (SMTS / Δ) -
ND (311)  - 5th Officina (SMTS / ∈) -
Catalog ID9221961070
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