RIC IX Thessalonica 18B, AE3, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 364–367 AD. Obverse: bust of valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Weight about 2.2 g, diameter 17.8 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 2.21g (5) |
| ruler | Valentinian I | diameter | ⌀17.8 (2) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 9↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
D N VALEN-S P F AVG
reverse
Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICAE
specimens (8)
British Museum
2.13g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum
2.61g
British Museum (RIC IX)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1.90g
⌀17.5
12↕
British Museum
2.04g
British Museum (RIC IX)
KENOM — Konstanz
2.38g
⌀18.0
6↕
Cite this coin
RIC IX Thessalonica 18B (ric.9.thes.18B), 364–367 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ix-thessalonica-18b/ (accessed: 2026-08-18). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA