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RIC X Marcian 548

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 450–AD 457

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE4 in bronze struck at Nicomedia under Marcian, AD 450–AD 457, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 548. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian monogram 5 within complete wreath. Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS P F AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Marcian was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, having been elevated following the death of Emperor Theodosius II and his subsequent marriage to Theodosius's sister Pulcheria. During his reign, Marcian reversed earlier policies toward the Huns, ending subsidy payments to Attila and defeating Hunnic forces in their heartland across the Danube in 452. This bronze coin was struck under Marcian at Nicomedia, an ancient city that had served as an eastern capital of the Roman Empire under Diocletian.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nicomedia
Issuing authority
Marcian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Marcian monogram 5 within complete wreath
Obverse legend
D N MARCIANVS 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.marc_e.548
Catalogue reference
RIC X Marcian 548
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.marc_e.548
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

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

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