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RIC X Jovinus 1713

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 411–AD 413

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Siliqua in silver struck at Lugdunum under Jovinus, AD 411–AD 413, catalogued as RIC X Jovinus 1713. Obverse: Bust of Jovinus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on stylized cuirass, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear in left hand. Obverse legend: D N IOVIN-VS P F AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGG.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
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. Operating as a usurper against the Western emperor Honorius from 411 to 413, he drew support from Burgundian, Alan, and local Gallo-Roman allies. Throughout his two years of control in Gaul, which encompassed key regional centres such as Lugdunum, he retained enough authority to issue coinage portraying him with the imperial diadem.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Siliqua

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Jovinus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Jovinus, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on stylized cuirass, holding Victory on globe in right hand and inverted spear in left hand
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. 3 near-identical catalogue variants are consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.jov_w.1713
Catalogue reference
RIC X Jovinus 1713
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.jov_w.1713
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 1710

    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 1711

    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 1714

    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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