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RIC X Avitus 2406

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 455–AD 456

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

This object is a gold tremissis coin. The obverse features a pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Avitus facing right, along with the obverse legend reading "D N AVITVS - PERP AG". The reverse displays a cross positioned within a wreath. documentation.

The coin is struck from gold and is dated to the period of AD 455 to AD 456. It was produced at the Mediolanum mint under the issuing authority of Avitus. Physical measurements are not documented. The item is identified under the catalogue reference RIC X Avitus 2406, with the type corpus identifier ric.10.av_w.2406 in Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), a digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage provided by the American Numismatic Society. No specific holding institution is stated.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
5
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Tremissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Avitus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Avitus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Cross within a wreath
Obverse legend
D N AVITVS - PERP AG
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

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.av_w.2406
Catalogue reference
RIC X Avitus 2406
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.av_w.2406
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

Denomination
Recorded
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
Research required
Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
Research required
Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC X Avitus 2407

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.

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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