RIC X Julius Nepos 3216

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 474–AD 475

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ravenna (ancient mint)

Half siliqua in silver struck at Ravenna under Julius Nepos, AD 474–AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Julius Nepos 3216. Obverse: Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Ravenna, turreted, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; right foot on prow. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Half siliqua

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ravenna
Issuing authority
Julius Nepos

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Ravenna, turreted, standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; right foot on prow
Obverse legend
D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.jul_nep_w.3216
Catalogue reference
RIC X Julius Nepos 3216
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.jul_nep_w.3216

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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