RIC X Johannes 1903

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 423–AD 425

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ravenna (ancient mint)

Semissis in gold struck at Ravenna under Joannes, AD 423–AD 425, catalogued as RIC X Johannes 1903. Obverse: Bust of Johannes, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting on a low column a shield inscribed ☧ to which she points; a small winged genius supports it from the other side. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Semissis

Technical characteristics

Mint: Ravenna
Issuing authority: Joannes

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Johannes, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting on a low column a shield inscribed ☧ to which she points; a small winged genius supports it from the other side
Obverse legend: D N IOHAN-NES P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.joh_w.1903
Catalogue reference: RIC X Johannes 1903
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.joh_w.1903

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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