RL77942. Bronze maiorina, RIC IX Constantinopolis 52(a)3, LRBC II 2150, SRCV V 19997, Cohen VIII 25, gF, well centered, a little rough, 2nd officina, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 5.839g, maximum diameter 24.1mm, die axis 0
o, 19 Jan 379 - 25 Aug 383 A.D.; obverse D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, transverse spear in right hand, shield on left arm; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor standing left on galley, head right, wearing helmet and military garb, paludamentum flying behind, raising right hand, Victory seated steering at stern, wreath left, CONB in exergue;
larger bronze for the period; from the Butte College Foundation, ex Lindgren;
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