Description: Gratian (367 - 383 AD). AE3, Thessalonica mint 378-383 AD. DN GRATIANVS PF AVG; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right / VIRTVS ROMANORVM; Roma seated facing, looking left, holding globe and reversed spear; TES in ex.

Diameter: AE18 mm

Weight: 2.68 g

Grade: aVF/gF

Attribution: RIC IX 42

Commentary: scarce; dark grey patina with metal highlights

History: 378 AD Gratian in a campaign against Germanic Lentienses crossed the Rhine - the last emperor to do so.

Article Number: 014-09-07-44287