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RIC X Julius Nepos 3220

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 474–AD 475

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

This object is a gold tremissis coin. Its obverse depicts a right-facing bust of Julius Nepos that is pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. The accompanying obverse legend reads "D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG". The reverse design of the coin features a cross. documentation.

The coin was manufactured from struck gold between AD 474 and AD 475. It was produced at the Mediolanum mint under the issuing authority of Julius Nepos. data. The coin type is catalogued under the reference RIC X Julius Nepos 3220 and type corpus identifier ric.10.jul_nep_w.3220 within Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Julius Nepos ruled as Roman emperor of the West from 24 June 474 to 28 August 475, after invading Italy and deposing Glycerius with the backing of the eastern emperor Zeno. Struck between AD 474 and AD 475, this coin is a tremissis, a small gold denomination originally introduced into Roman currency in the 380s by Emperor Theodosius I to represent one third of a solidus. Its mint of production, Mediolanum, was an important Roman city in Northern Italy that had previously developed into an informal capital of the Western Roman Empire.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Tremissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Julius Nepos

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Julius Nepos, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Cross
Obverse legend
D N IVL NE-POS P F AVG
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

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.jul_nep_w.3220
Catalogue reference
RIC X Julius Nepos 3220
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.jul_nep_w.3220
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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Attached photograph (check rights)
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC X Julius Nepos 3221

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. 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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