RIC X Marcian 2304

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 455

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Mediolanum (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Marcian, AD 455, catalogued as RIC X Marcian 2304. Obverse: Bust of Marcian, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent. 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: Mediolanum
Issuing authority: Marcian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Marcian, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Marcian, draped, cuirassed, standing front, holding long cross in right hand and Victory on globe in left hand; placing right foot on head of human-headed coiled serpent
Obverse legend: D N MARCIANVS - PIΓL AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.marc_w.2304
Catalogue reference: RIC X Marcian 2304
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.marc_w.2304

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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