Nummus - Valentinian II REPARATIO REIPVB, letter in field, SMTES, Thessalonica

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Issuer	Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year	378-383
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	Follis (1⁄180)
Currency	Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	5.1 g
Dimensions	25 mm
Thickness
Shape and Technique	Round (irregular) Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)	RIC IX#37B, OCRE#ric.9.thes.37B

Obverse description	Bust of Valentinian II, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG (Translation: Our Lord Valentinian II pious successful emperor.)
Reverse description	Valentinian II, head left, standing facing, with right hand raising kneeling turreted woman, and holding Victory on globe in left. Officina letter in right field. Mintmark in exergue.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	REPARATIO-REIPVB (Translation: Restoration of the Republic.)
Edge
Mint	SMTES Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece
Mintage	ND (378-383) - 1st Officina (A; Subtype 1) - ND (378-383) - 2nd Officina (B; Subtype 2) - ND (378-383) - 3rd Officina (Γ; Subtype 3) - ND (378-383) - 4th Officina (Δ; Subtype 4) -
Catalog ID	3331907810
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