RIC IX Thessalonica 3B, Solidus, Gold, struck at Thessalonica, 364–367 AD. Obverse: bust of valens, pearl-diademed, draped in imperial mantle, left, holding mappa and short sceptre. Reverse: emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and victory on globe, and spurning captive left, head right. Weight about 4.5 g, diameter 21.5 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 4.54g (1) |
| ruler | Valentinian I | diameter | ⌀21.5 (1) |
| denomination | Solidus | axis | 12↕ (1) |
| material | Gold | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped in imperial mantle, left, holding mappa and short sceptre
D N VALEN-S P F AVG
reverse
Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, and spurning captive left, head right
SALVS REIP
specimens (1)
KENOM
4.54g
⌀21.5
12↕
Cite this coin
RIC IX Thessalonica 3B (ric.9.thes.3B), 364–367 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ix-thessalonica-3b/ (accessed: 2026-11-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA