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Solidus - Constantinus I CONSTANTINVS AVG, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 324 |
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| Diameter | 19.00 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | CONSTANTINVS AVG (Translation: Constantine I (Emperor) Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Victoria, the goddess of Victory, is depicted seated facing left upon a cuirass, her large wings spread behind her. She holds a long palm branch in her left hand and a wreath in her right hand extended forward, symbolising the emperor's perpetual victories. A small captive or trophy is positioned at her feet beneath the seat. The circular legend VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG surrounds the type, and the exergue bears the mint signature SMTS·E, denoting the Sacra Moneta Thessalonica, fifth officina. |
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This solidus was struck at Thessalonica in 324 AD, the year Constantine defeated Licinius at the Battle of Chrysopolis and became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Thessalonica had served as Licinius's primary western mint, and its rapid conversion to Constantine's coinage following the victory was a deliberate administrative act — new dies, new legends, same workshop staff.
RIC VII 131 is among the earlier issues from this re-dedicated mint, struck before the full standardization of Constantinian gold coinage across the eastern workshops was achieved.