RIC VIII Thessalonica 57, AE3, Bronze, struck at Thessalonica, 337–340 AD. Obverse: bust of constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight about 1.7 g, diameter 16.2 mm.
| mint | Thessalonica | weight | 1.70g (7) |
| ruler | Constantius II | diameter | ⌀16.2 (2) |
| denomination | AE3 | axis | 12↕ (2) |
| material | Bronze | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
CONSTANS - P F AVG
reverse
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
GLORI-A EXER-CITVS
specimens (11)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz
1.91g
12↕
British Museum
1.38g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
1.54g
⌀15.0
12↕
British Museum
1.63g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.63g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
British Museum
1.98g
British Museum (RIC VIII)
Open Context
1.80g
⌀17.3
Cite this coin
RIC VIII Thessalonica 57 (ric.8.thes.57), 337–340 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-viii-thessalonica-57/ (accessed: 2026-09-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA