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 2.5 g, diameter 18.1 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 2.46g (5) |
| ruler | Valentinian II | diameter | ⌀18.1 (1) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 11↕ (1) |
| 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 (9)
British Museum
2.81g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum
2.85g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum
2.58g
British Museum (RIC IX)
British Museum
2.29g
British Museum (RIC IX)
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: 2026-09-07). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA