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RIC X Johannes 1904

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 423–AD 425

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Tremissis in gold struck at Ravenna under Joannes, AD 423–AD 425, catalogued as RIC X Johannes 1904. Obverse: Bust of Johannes, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand. Obverse legend: D N IOHAN-NES P F AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Joannes was Roman emperor in the West from 423 to 425. Following the death of Western emperor Honorius, Theodosius II did not immediately name a successor, leading the patrician Castinus to elevate Joannes during the interregnum. Ravenna had served as the capital of the Western Roman Empire after Honorius moved his court there in 401. Joannes was ultimately deposed and died in 425 during a civil war waged by Theodosius II, who refused to accept his elevation.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Tremissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ravenna
Issuing authority
Joannes

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Johannes, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand
Obverse legend
D N IOHAN-NES P F AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM

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. 2 near-identical catalogue variants are consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.joh_w.1904
Catalogue reference
RIC X Johannes 1904
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.joh_w.1904
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

Varieties

  • RIC X Johannes 1905

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC X Johannes 1906

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); 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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