RIC X Valentinian III 2001

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 425–AD 430

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Valentinian III, AD 425–AD 430, catalogued as RIC X Valentinian III 2001. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian III, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Theodosius II and Valentinian III, draped, cuirassed, standing front, each holding long cross in right hand and globe in left hand; between them, a human-headed serpent; Valentinian III crowned by Hand of God. 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: Rome
Issuing authority: Valentinian III

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valentinian III, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Theodosius II and Valentinian III, draped, cuirassed, standing front, each holding long cross in right hand and globe in left hand; between them, a human-headed serpent; Valentinian III crowned by Hand of God
Obverse legend: D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORI-A AVGGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.valt_iii_w.2001
Catalogue reference: RIC X Valentinian III 2001
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.valt_iii_w.2001

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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