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Nummus - Constans I FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Thessalonica |
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| Year | 348-350 |
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| Currency | Solidus, Reform of Constantine (AD 310/324 – 395) |
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| Reverse lettering | FEL TEMP REPAR-ATIO (Translation: The Restoration of Happy Times.) |
| Edge | Rough |
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The FEL TEMP REPARATIO ("happy times are here again") coinage was launched in 348 AD to celebrate the 1100th anniversary of Rome's founding, a massive empire-wide bronze emission struck simultaneously across virtually every active mint. Thessalonica's output for this type is well-documented in RIC VIII, though the mint saw significant internal political turbulence in the final years of Constans's reign before his overthrow and murder by the usurper Magnentius in January 350.
This particular reverse type — the falling horseman — was the most widely produced of the FEL TEMP series and is accordingly common in collections today. Thessalonica issues are distinguished by their officina letters.