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RIC X Jovinus 1704

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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 1704. 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: RESTITV-TOR REI P.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
3
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Jovinus was a Gallo-Roman senator who ruled as a usurper against Roman emperor Honorius from 411 to 413. Proclaimed emperor at Mainz in 411 following the defeat of Constantine III, he was supported by Gundahar, king of the Burgundians, Goar, king of the Alans, and surviving local nobles. During his two years in Gaul, he maintained sufficient control to issue coinage bearing his imperial diadem before his forces were defeated by Visigoths allied with Honorius.

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
RESTITV-TOR REI P

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.jov_w.1704
Catalogue reference
RIC X Jovinus 1704
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.jov_w.1704
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

Denomination
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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 Jovinus 1705

    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 Jovinus 1708

    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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