RIC X Theodosius II (West) 1807

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 425

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Aquileia (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Aquileia under Theodosius II, AD 425, catalogued as RIC X Theodosius II (West) 1807. Obverse: Bust of Theodosius II, bearded, diademed, wearing consular robes, left, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand. Reverse: Theodosius II and Valentinian III, wearing consular robes, standing front, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand; a star above and between them. 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: Aquileia
Issuing authority: Theodosius II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Theodosius II, bearded, diademed, wearing consular robes, left, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand
Reverse type: Theodosius II and Valentinian III, wearing consular robes, standing front, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand; a star above and between them
Obverse legend: D N THEODO-SIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: SALVS REI - PVB••LICAE

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.theo_ii_w.1807
Catalogue reference: RIC X Theodosius II (West) 1807
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.theo_ii_w.1807

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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