RIC VII Thessalonica 198, AE3, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 335–336 AD. Obverse: bust of constantine i, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards. Weight about 2.3 g, diameter 18.5 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 2.32g (6) |
| ruler | Constantine I | diameter | ⌀18.5 (2) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 9↕ (5) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Constantine I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing facing each other, each holding reversed spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, two standards
GLORI-A EXER-CITVS
specimens (7)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
2.12g
8↕
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
2.89g
6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.95g
⌀17.9
12↕
British Museum
2.52g
British Museum (RIC VII)
Fitzwilliam Museum (OCRE)
1.90g
12↕
KENOM — Konstanz
2.55g
⌀19.0
5↕
Cite this coin
RIC VII Thessalonica 198 (ric.7.thes.198), 335–336 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-vii-thessalonica-198/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA