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RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3416

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 475–AD 476

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Romulus Augustulus, AD 475–AD 476, catalogued as RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3416. Obverse: Bust of Romulus Augustulus, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing left, supporting long jeweled cross; star in right field obliterated by M of mint-mark; horizontal bar six-pointed star in right field. Obverse legend: D N ROMVLVS A-GVSTVS P F ꜸG. Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGGG:.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3417.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Romulus Augustus, derisively known as Augustulus, ruled as Western Roman emperor from 31 October 475 to 4 September 476 after being installed by his father, the magister militum Orestes. Following the overthrow of Julius Nepos, Romulus served as a figurehead until the barbarian general Odoacer killed Orestes and deposed the young ruler. This gold solidus was produced at Mediolanum, an important northern Italian city that had previously served as capital of the Western Roman Empire under Emperor Maximian, during Romulus's ten-month reign.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Mediolanum
Issuing authority
Romulus Augustulus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Romulus Augustulus, helmeted, pearl-diademed, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear in right hand behind head and shield decorated with horseman on left arm
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, standing left, supporting long jeweled cross; star in right field obliterated by M of mint-mark; horizontal bar six-pointed star in right field
Obverse legend
D N ROMVLVS A-GVSTVS P F ꜸG
Reverse legend
VICTORI-A AVGGG:

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.rom_aug_w.3416
Catalogue reference
RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3416
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.rom_aug_w.3416
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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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC X Romulus Augustulus 3417

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
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