RIC IX Thessalonica 42, AE3, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 378–383 AD. Obverse: bust of gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: roma, head left, seated facing, on throne, holding globe and reversed spear. Weight about 2.4 g, diameter 17.8 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 2.45g (6) |
| ruler | Valentinian II | diameter | ⌀17.8 (2) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 9↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
reverse
Roma, head left, seated facing, on throne, holding globe and reversed spear
VIRTVS RO-MANORVM
specimens (10)
American Numismatic Society
2.40g
⌀17.5
6↕
British Museum
2.81g
British Museum
2.85g
British Museum
2.58g
British Museum
2.29g
KENOM
1.76g
⌀18.1
11↕
Cite this coin
RIC IX Thessalonica 42 (ric.9.thes.42), 378–383 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ix-thessalonica-42/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA