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Solidus - Valentinianus II CONCORDIA AVGGG, Thessalonica
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 388-392 |
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| Value | Solidus (1) |
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| Reverse description | The personification of Constantinopolis seated facing on a throne adorned with lions' heads, her helmeted head turned to the right. She holds a long sceptre in her left hand and a globe in her right, with her right foot resting on the prow of a ship, symbolizing naval dominion. The mintmark appears in the exergue. The legend CONCORDIA AVGGG is divided across the field, referencing the harmony among the three co-ruling emperors. The composition follows the standard late Roman reverse type for Theodosian-era solidi, with a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Valentinian II's solidi from Thessalonica during this window were struck under conditions of acute political instability. The young emperor — nominally ruling the West from age eight — had by 388 been effectively subordinated first to Magnus Maximus and then, after Maximus's defeat by Theodosius I, to the eastern court. The CONCORDIA AVGGG reverse legend advertised a three-emperor harmony that existed largely on metal rather than in practice.
Theodosius's victory over Maximus at the Battle of the Save in 388 made Thessalonica a logical mint for this issue, sitting as it did within his sphere of direct control. Valentinian II would be found dead — likely murdered, despite the official verdict of suicide — at Vienne in 392, effectively ending this emission.