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RIC X Anthemius 2869

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 467–AD 472

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Ravenna under Anthemius, AD 467–AD 472, catalogued as RIC X Anthemius 2869. Obverse: Bust of Anthemius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm.

Reverse: Anthemius and Leo I, nimbate, draped, cuirassed, facing each other, supporting a long cross in right hands and each holding a globe in left hand. Obverse legend: D N PROC A(rev.N)-THEMIVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: SALVS REI - PV-BLICAE.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Procopius Anthemius ruled as Western Roman emperor from 467 until his death on 11 July 472, having been designated to the Western throne by the Eastern emperor Leo I after a two-year interregnum. During this period, Ravenna served as the capital city of the Western Roman Empire, where the imperial court had been based since 401. Anthemius's reign in the West was marked by conflict with the Gothic general Ricimer, culminating in civil strife before the collapse of the Western Empire in 476.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ravenna
Issuing authority
Anthemius

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Anthemius, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
Reverse type
Anthemius and Leo I, nimbate, draped, cuirassed, facing each other, supporting a long cross in right hands and each holding a globe in left hand
Obverse legend
D N PROC A(rev.N)-THEMIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
SALVS REI - PV-BLICAE

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.anth_w.2869
Catalogue reference
RIC X Anthemius 2869
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.anth_w.2869
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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