RIC X Marcian 523

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 450–AD 457

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 523. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding standard in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in left field. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Thessalonica
Issuing authority: Marcian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Marcian, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
Reverse type: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding standard in right hand and cross on globe in left hand; star in left field
Obverse legend: D N MARCIA-NVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: GLOR ORVI-S TERRAR

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.marc_e.523
Catalogue reference: RIC X Marcian 523
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.marc_e.523

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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