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RIC X Jovinus 1701

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 411–AD 413

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Trier (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Trier under Jovinus, AD 411–AD 413, catalogued as RIC X Jovinus 1701. Obverse: Bust of Jovinus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Jovinus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; treading down a prostrate captive with left foot. Obverse legend: D N IOVIN-VS P F AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Jovinus was a Gallo-Roman senator proclaimed emperor at Mainz in 411 following the defeat of Constantine III. Supported by local nobles as well as Gundahar, king of the Burgundians, and Goar, king of the Alans, he challenged the authority of the Roman emperor Honorius. Jovinus held power in Gaul for two years from 411 to 413, long enough to produce imperial coinage showing him wearing the imperial diadem, before he was besieged at Valentia, captured, and executed by Roman authorities.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Trier
Issuing authority
Jovinus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Jovinus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Jovinus, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; treading down a prostrate captive with left foot
Obverse legend
D N IOVIN-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORI-A AVGG

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.jov_w.1701
Catalogue reference
RIC X Jovinus 1701
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.jov_w.1701
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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