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Nummus - Constantine I VOT XX MVLT XXX, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint, Thessalonica |
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| Year | 318-319 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed bust of Constantine I facing right, depicted with strong, naturalistic facial features characteristic of the Constantinian period. The laureate wreath is rendered in fine detail, and the cuirass is visible at the shoulder. The imperial legend encircles the bust, reading from the lower left in the customary Latin epigraphic style. The portrait conveys regal authority consistent with official imperial coinage of the Thessalonica mint. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a votive inscription arranged in three lines within a laurel wreath, commemorating Constantine I's twentieth vow and anticipating his thirtieth, a standard formula of imperial vota coinage. The wreath is tied at the base with a decorative knot. The mintmark and officina letter appear in the exergue below the wreath, identifying the emission as struck at Thessalonica. The composition is formal and epigraphic, with no figural imagery, reflecting the purely textual vota type introduced under Constantine. |
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| Mintage | ND (318-319) - 1st Officina (•TS•A•) - ND (318-319) - 3rd Officina (•TS•Γ•) - ND (318-319) - 4th Officina (•TS•Δ•) - |
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