Solidus - Valentinianus II CONCORDIA AVGGG, Thessalonica

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.