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RIC X Constantine III 1502

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 407–AD 408

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Lugdunum under Constantine III, AD 407–AD 408, catalogued as RIC X Constantine III 1502. Obverse: Bust of Constantine III, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Constantine III, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; treading down a seated captive with left foot. Obverse legend: FL CL CONSTA-NTINVS AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Constantine III was a Roman soldier who was acclaimed emperor by the field army in Roman Britain in early 407. He quickly crossed into Gaul with his troops, establishing control over Gaul and Hispania and eventually establishing his capital at Arles. In early 409, the Western Roman emperor Honorius recognised him as co-emperor. This gold solidus, a denomination introduced in the early 4th century, was struck in 407–408 at the mint of Lugdunum, the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Constantine III

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantine III, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Constantine III, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; treading down a seated captive with left foot
Obverse legend
FL CL CONSTA-NTINVS AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORI-A AVGGG

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.con_iii_w.1502
Catalogue reference
RIC X Constantine III 1502
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.con_iii_w.1502
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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