or VICTORIA AVG [one "G" at Thessalonica only]
Two victories facing each other, each holding a wreath.
383-388.
Struck for Valentinian II, Theodosius, and Arcadius.
Valentinian II
14 mm. 1.45 grams.
SMAQP
RIC Aquileia 47a
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Type 33: AE4. VICTORIA AVGGG
or VICTORIA AVG [one "G" at Thessalonica only]
Two victories facing each other, each holding a wreath.
383-388.
Struck for Valentinian II, Theodosius, and Arcadius.
Valentinian II
14 mm. 1.45 grams.
SMAQP
RIC Aquileia 47a
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| mint | RIC | legend ends | V2 | T | A |
| Aq | 47 | AVGGG | S | S | R,2 |
| Rome | 57 | AVGGG | S,3 | S | 3,S |
| Th | 63 | AVG | S | S | S |
Aquileia and Rome have it with "GGG" and Thessalonica with "G".
RIC photos: A-VII.14 (Aq), A-VII.15 (Aq) show broken and unbroken legends. T-Th 63b is X.19.
Cayon V2-78 (no photo, but V2-76 claiming a legend with one "G" has two photos that are probably GGG, Aq and xx); T-72 ("G", no photo) is virtually the same as T-74 ("GGG", 1 photo, Aq). A-58 ("G", no photo), A-59 (0). Cayon V3-45 (0) is this type, erroneously for T2.
Hunter V2 84.26 (Aq), T 85.24 (Aq), A --.
For Arcadius, DOC has only one example, 63, Tables 15 and 16, pages 103-4. Thessalonica. It says 383-388, as does RIC.
"To the same date [383] should probably be ascribed a rare AE4 with VICTORIA AVG legend [and this type], which has [a] pellet in the field ...and the AVG legend distinguishes it from the later AVGGG coinage of the same type." DO p. 102f. "During Theodosius' temporary occupation of Thessalonica 383-4, this mint struck coins of Eastern pattern in Arcadius' name." page 102.
Ratto photos, Arcadius 34.
Valentinian II
16-14 mm. 1.35 grams.
VICTORIA AVG [only one "G", which occurs only at Thessalonica]
TESΓ [Hard to see in the photo, but it is there when the lighting angle is right]
RIC Thessalonica 62
Theodosius:
Theodosius
13 mm. 12:00. 1.38 grams.
RIC Rome 57c
VICTORIA AVGGG
RT, dot in middle of flan
Theodosius
14 mm. 12:30. 1.27 grams.
RIC Thessalonica 63b1, page 187, plate X.19
This has the one "G" ending found only at this mint.
mintmark: TESB
Theodosius
14-13 mm. 12:00. 0.80 grams.
VICTORIA AVGG
RIC IX unlisted, but cf. Thessalonica 63b1, page 187 with one "G".
Plate X.19 is similar, but with only one "G".
This one has 2 G's, and I suppose possibly a third at or below the exergual line
TESB(? The top of a "B" is visible, but not so clear it is certainly a B.)
High gloss green patina.
Theodosius
12 mm. 5:30. 1.51 grams,
SMAQP (? The P is expected, but not on the flan)
RIC IX Aquileia 47b, page 104, "Scarce, 383-388"
Arcadius:
Arcadius
14 mm. 5:30. 1.48 grams.
VICTORIA AVG [only one "G", which occurs only at Thessalonica]
RIC Thessalonica 63
TESΓ
Struck 383-392 in period 2 of 3.
Arcadius
12 mm. 6:00. 1.14 grams
RIC Aquileia 47
12 mm. 12:00. 1.42 grams.
SMAQP
RIC IX Aquileia 47d, page 104, plate VII.14