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The British Museum
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RIC X Julius Nepos 3211
RIC X Julius Nepos 3211. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Julius Nepos. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath. Physically, the entry records material Gold.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Julius Nepos 3214
AD 474–AD 475
Tremissis in gold struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3214. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Cross within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Julius Nepos 3215
AD 474–AD 475
Siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3215. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned facing front, head left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear in left…
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Numista catalogue (photo contributor credited on the source page)
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RIC X Julius Nepos 3216
AD 474–AD 475
Half siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3216. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Ravenna, turreted, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; right foot on prow. Obvers…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Julius Nepos 3220
AD 474–AD 475
This object is a gold tremissis coin. Its obverse depicts a right-facing bust of Julius Nepos that is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. The accompanying obverse legend reads "D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG". The reverse design of the coin features a cross. documentation. The coin was manufactured from struck gold betw…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Münzkabinett
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RIC X Julius Nepos 3223
AD 474–AD 475
Solidus in gold struck at Arelate under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3223. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, stand…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Leo I (East) 605
RIC X Leo I (East) 605. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Leo I, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm, with the legend D N LEO PE-RPET AVG. The reverse shows vic…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Leo I (East) 608
RIC X Leo I (East) 608. Denomination: Semissis. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LEO PE-RPET AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting a shield inscribed…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Leo I (East) 611
RIC X Leo I (East) 611. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LEO PE-RPET AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on glo…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Leo I (East) 614
RIC X Leo I (East) 614. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Leo I. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Verina, pearl-diademed, draped, right, wearing necklace and earrings, with the legend AEL (rev.U)ERI-NA AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Leo I (East) 678
AD 457–AD 474
AE4 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Leo I, AD 457–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (East) 678. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Lion, crouching left, head right, within a wreath, which may be broken by mint-mark. Obverse legend: D N LEO P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Leo I (East) 690
AD 457–AD 474
AE4 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Leo I, AD 457–AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (East) 690. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I monograms 1 or 2 within wreath. Obverse legend: D N LEO PER AVG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Leo I (West) 2502
AD 457
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Leo I, AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2502. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, bearded, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I, diademed, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Leo I (West) 2506
AD 457
Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Leo I, AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2506. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I, draped, cuirassed, standing front, head left, holding cross on globe in right hand and standard in left hand. Obverse legend: D N LEO PE…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Leo I (West) 2518
AD 465–AD 467
Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Leo I, AD 465–AD 467, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2518. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Leo I, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of hu…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Leo I (West) 2520
AD 465–AD 467
Semissis in gold struck at Rome under Leo I, AD 465–AD 467, catalogued as RIC X Leo I (West) 2520. Obverse: Bust of Leo I, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: ☧ within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N LEO PERPETVVS AVG. Reverse legend: SALVS REI PVBLICAE.
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The British Museum
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RIC X Leo II and Zeno 803
AD 474
Solidus in gold struck at Constantinople under Leo II, AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo II and Zeno 803. Obverse: Bust of Leo II or Zeno, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Leo II and Zeno, nimbate, draped…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Leo II and Zeno 806
AD 474
Semissis in gold struck at Constantinople under Leo II, AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo II and Zeno 806. Obverse: Bust of Leo II or Zeno, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting shield inscribed XXXX on her left knee, to which…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Leo II and Zeno 807
AD 474
Tremissis in gold struck at Constantinople under Leo II, AD 474, catalogued as RIC X Leo II and Zeno 807. Obverse: Bust of Leo II or Zeno, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in righ…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Libius Severus 2707
RIC X Libius Severus 2707. Denomination: Semissis. Authority: Libius Severus. Mint: Comitatensian. The obverse shows bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LIBIVS SEVE-RVS P F AVG. The reverse shows ☧ within a wreath, with the legend SALVS REI PVBLICAE. The obverse sh…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Libius Severus 2709
RIC X Libius Severus 2709. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Libius Severus. Mint: Comitatensian. The obverse shows bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N LIB SEVE-RVS P F AVG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Libius Severus 2713
AD 461–AD 465
Half siliqua in silver struck at Rome under Libius Severus, AD 461–AD 465, catalogued as RIC X Libius Severus 2713. Obverse: Bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: ☧ within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N LIB SEVERVS P F AVG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Libius Severus 2719
AD 461–AD 465
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Libius Severus, AD 461–AD 465, catalogued as RIC X Libius Severus 2719. Obverse: Bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Libius Severus, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross and Victory on globe; placing right foot on head…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Majorian 2610
AD 457–AD 461
This object is a gold tremissis catalogued as RIC X Majorian 2610. The obverse features a right-facing bust of Majorian, which is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. The reverse design displays a cross positioned within a wreath. record. The coin was manufactured from struck gold between AD 457 and AD 461. It wa…
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American Numismatic Society
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RIC X Majorian 2633
RIC X Majorian 2633. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Majorian. Mint: Arelate comitatensian mint. The obverse shows bust of Majorian, helmeted, rosette-diademed with plain jewel, draped, cuirassed, right, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield decorated with Chi-Rho on left arm, with the legend D N…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC X Marcian 2301
AD 455
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Marcian, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 2301. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of human…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Marcian 2305
AD 455
RIC X Marcian 2305 is a tremissis coin featuring imperial iconography and inscriptions. Its obverse depicts a right-facing bust of Marcian that is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, accompanied by the legend D N MARCIAN-VS PERP AVG. The reverse design presents a cross positioned within a wreath, with no reverse…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Marcian 509
RIC X Marcian 509. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows medium-sized bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The re…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Marcian 514
RIC X Marcian 514. Denomination: Semissis. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting a shield inscribe…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Marcian 518
RIC X Marcian 518. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and cross on g…
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RIC X Marcian 523
AD 450–AD 457
Solidus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 523. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing fron…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Marcian 532
RIC X Marcian 532. Denomination: Siliqua. Authority: Marcian. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows sAL/REI/PYI within wreath; similar to ties 13 and 14.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Marcian 535
AD 450–AD 457
AE4 in bronze struck at Thessalonica under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 535. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 1 within wreath, + above. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Marcian 548
AD 450–AD 457
AE4 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 548. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 5 within complete wreath. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Marcian 550
AD 450–AD 457
AE4 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 550. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 1 within complete wreath, + above. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC X Marcian 566
AD 450–AD 457
RIC X Marcian 566 is an AE4 coin. The obverse features a right-facing bust of Marcian, described as pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed, accompanied by the legend "D N MARCIANVS P F AVG". The reverse displays a cross positioned within a wreath, with no reverse legend recorded in the source. The coin is made of st…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Maximus of Barcelona 1601
AD 410–AD 411
Siliqua in silver struck at Barcino under Maximus of Barcelona, AD 410–AD 411, catalogued as RIC X Maximus of Barcelona 1601. Obverse: Bust of Maximus, bearded, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Odoacar 3501
AD 477
Half siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Odoacer, AD 477, catalogued as RIC X Odoacar 3501. Obverse: Bust of Odoacar, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Odoacar monogram within a wreath. Obverse legend: FL OD-OVAC.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Odoacar 3502
AD 477
RIC X Odoacar 3502 is an AE4 coin associated with the Roman Empire. The obverse depicts a bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Odoacar facing right, accompanied by the legend "ODO-VAC". The reverse design features an Odoacar monogram enclosed within a wreath. data. This piece is made of struck bronze and dates…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Petronius Maximus 2202
AD 455
Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Petronius Maximus, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Petronius Maximus 2202. Obverse: Bust of Petronius Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Petronius Maximus, crowned, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in le…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Petronius Maximus 2203
AD 455
Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Petronius Maximus, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Petronius Maximus 2203. Obverse: Bust of Petronius Maximus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Petronius Maximus, crowned with trefoil ornament, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Priscus Attalus 1404
AD 414–AD 415
Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Priscus Attalus, AD 414–AD 415, catalogued as RIC X Priscus Attalus 1404. Obverse: Bust of Attalus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned facing front, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear in left hand. Obverse l…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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RIC X Priscus Attalus 1408
RIC X Priscus Attalus 1408. Denomination: Silver Multiple. Authority: Priscus Attalus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Attalus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend PRISCVS ATTA-LVS P F AVG. The reverse shows roma, helmeted, draped, seated on lion-headed throne, facing front, holding Vic…
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Münzkabinett Wien (Roman Imperial coin), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3413
AD 475–AD 476
Half siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Romulus Augustulus, AD 475–AD 476, catalogued as RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3413. Obverse: Bust of Romulus Augustulus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Figure, turreted, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; right foo…
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Numista catalogue (photo contributor credited on the source page)
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RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3416
AD 475–AD 476
Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Romulus Augustulus, AD 475–AD 476, catalogued as RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3416. Obverse: Bust of Romulus Augustulus, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Victory,…
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The British Museum
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RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3419
RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3419. Denomination: Tremissis. Authority: Romulus Augustulus. Mint: Mediolanum. The obverse shows bust of Romulus Augustulus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend D N ROMVLVS AGVSTVS P F ꜸG. The reverse shows cross within a wreath.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC X Theodosius II (East) 201
AD 408–AD 420
Solidus in gold struck at Constantinople under Theodosius II, AD 408–AD 420, catalogued as RIC X Theodosius II (East) 201. Obverse: Bust of Honorius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Constantinopolis, h…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Münzkabinett
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RIC X Theodosius II (East) 203
RIC X Theodosius II (East) 203. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Theodosius II. Mint: Constantinople. The obverse shows bust of Honorius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm, with the legend D N HONORI-VS P F AVG.…
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