RIC X Anthemius 2888

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 467–AD 472

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Mediolanum (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Anthemius, AD 467–AD 472, catalogued as RIC X Anthemius 2888. 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, draped, cuirassed, standing front, each holding spear in outer hand and supporting a globe surmounted by a cross between them. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Mediolanum
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, draped, cuirassed, standing front, each holding spear in outer hand and supporting a globe surmounted by a cross between them
Obverse legend: D N ANTHEMIV-S PE AVG
Reverse legend: SALVS REI - PV-BLICAE

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.anth_w.2888
Catalogue reference: RIC X Anthemius 2888
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.anth_w.2888

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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