TYPE Roman Empire, Arcadius (393-408 AD), bronze AE4, Thessalonika mint, off. "gamma", struck 383-92 AD (probably ca. 386 AD)
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Diademed and draped bust of Arcadius to right, legend D N ARCADIVS P F AVG
Rev: Camp gate with two towers, legend [GLORIA REI]PVBLICE, "gamma" in l. field, mintmark TES in ex. (image double resolution)
REFERENCE: SR -, CHK 1860, DO 64-5
GRADING: F, dark green patina, rare
ORDER INFO: R2096, $55
After Constantine the Great and his immediate successors, the camp-gate reverse device disappears, only to briefly flash on 3 separate occasions; one of these rare small AE4s is this single officina and possibly single year issue of the Thessalonika mint.