RIC X Libius Severus 2701

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 461–AD 465

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Comitatensian (ancient mint)

Gold multiple in gold struck at Comitatensian under Libius Severus, AD 461–AD 465, catalogued as RIC X Libius Severus 2701. Obverse: Bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Libius Severus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding spear in left hand, crowned by Victory; extending right hand to a kneeling turreted figure, presented to him by a helmeted armed figure. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint
Comitatensian
Issuing authority
Libius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Libius Severus, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Libius Severus, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding spear in left hand, crowned by Victory; extending right hand to a kneeling turreted figure, presented to him by a helmeted armed figure
Obverse legend
D N LIBIVS SEVE-RVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
PI-E-TAS AVG N-OSTRI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.lib_sev_w.2701
Catalogue reference
RIC X Libius Severus 2701
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.lib_sev_w.2701

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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