RIC X Marcian 2303

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 455

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

AE3-4 in bronze struck at Rome under Marcian, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 2303. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE3-4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Marcian

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand
Obverse legend
Unclear Marcian legend
Reverse legend
VICTORIA AVGGG

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.marc_w.2303
Catalogue reference
RIC X Marcian 2303
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.marc_w.2303

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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