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Valentinian II, 17 November 375 - 15 May 392 A.D.
Thessalonica was founded around 315 B.C. by Cassander, King of Macedonia, on or near the site of the ancient town of Therma. He named it after his wife Thessalonike, a daughter of Philip II and a half-sister of Alexander the Great. In 168 B.C. it became the capital of Macedonia Secunda and in 146 B.C. it was made the capital of the whole Roman province of Macedonia. Due to its port and location at the intersection of two major Roman roads, Thessalonica grew to become the most important city in Macedonia. Thessalonica was important in the spread of Christianity; the First Epistle to the Thessalonians written by Paul the Apostle is the first written book of the New Testament.RL84366. Bronze maiorina, RIC IX Thessalonica 44(a)2, LRBC II 1832, SRCV V 20257, Cohen VIII 22, aF, rough, slightly off center on a tight flan, 1st officina, Thessalonica (Salonika, Greece) mint, weight 5.882g, maximum diameter 22.6mm, die axis 180o, 25 Aug 383 - 28 Aug 386 A.D.; obverse D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, helmeted, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right holding spear and shield; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), Emperor standing slightly left on galley, head right, wearing helmet and military garb, paludamentum flying behind, raising right hand in salute, Victory seated steering at stern, wreath left, TESA in exergue; SOLD
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