RIC VII, THESSALONICA [after 58], ANONYMOUS, UNLISTED Æ ISSUE [star and wreath inscribed C/A V/O with m.m. TSΔ]

OBVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); star of eight rays.
REVERSE	ANEPIGRAPHIC (no legend); laurel wreath inscribed C/A V/O in three lines. In exergue TSΔ.
NOT IN RIC	UNLISTED ISSUE. Minted in Thessalonica probably between 317-320. The symbolic meaning of an eight-rayed star and a laurel wreath (corona triumphalis) is uncertain. Also letters C/A V/O remain enigmatic. See: Simon Bendall, "Two New Anonymous Constantinian Coins", Numismatic Circular August 2008, vol. 116, no. 4, pp. 185-187; Lars Ramskold, "Coins and Medallions Struck for the Inauguration of Constantinopolis 11 May 330", Niš and Byzantium IX, 2011, pp. 125-157. Coin should be noted after THESSALONICA 58. See also: THESSALONICA [after 58], ANONYMOUS, UNLISTED Æ ISSUE [star (with H) and wreath inscribed C/A V/O]

NOTES

Æ fraction. Weight 0.87 g; diameter 16 mm. Ex Lars Ramskold. Sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 25 (lot 2820) in March 2023 for CHF 1,500. Other specimens: - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 28 (lot 4800) in December 2023 for CHF 440; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 1.33 g; diameter 17 mm [click for picture]. - sold on Leu Numismatik web auction 30 (lot 2882) in July 2024 for CHF 70; ex Lars Ramskold; weight 1.46 g; diameter 17 mm; probably no m.m. [click for picture];