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RIC X Basiliscus and Marcus 1034

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 475–AD 476

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE4 in bronze struck at Cyzicus under Basiliscus, AD 475–AD 476, catalogued as RIC X Basiliscus and Marcus 1034. Obverse: Bust of Basiliscus or Marcus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Basiliscus and Marcus monogram 1 within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N bASIL ET MAR P AVG.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Basiliscus took power as Eastern Roman emperor in January 475 following the flight of Emperor Zeno, who had fled a court conspiracy. During his brief reign, Basiliscus acclaimed his son Marcus as caesar and later promoted him to augustus, ruling jointly as junior co-emperor. This bronze coinage was produced during their joint rule between AD 475 and AD 476 at the mint of Cyzicus, an ancient town in Mysia in Anatolia, before Zeno reoccupied Constantinople in August 476 and had both rulers exiled to Cappadocia.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Cyzicus
Issuing authority
Basiliscus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Basiliscus or Marcus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Basiliscus and Marcus monogram 1 within a wreath
Obverse legend
D N bASIL ET MAR P AVG
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.bas-mar_e.1034
Catalogue reference
RIC X Basiliscus and Marcus 1034
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.bas-mar_e.1034
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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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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