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RIC X Valentinian III 2003

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 425–AD 430

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Tremissis in gold struck at Rome under Valentinian III, AD 425–AD 430, catalogued as RIC X Valentinian III 2003. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian III, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand. Obverse legend: D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM.

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 Valentinian III 2004.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Tremissis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Valentinian III

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Valentinian III, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and cross on globe in left hand
Obverse legend
D N PLA VALENTI-NIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORIA - AVGVSTORVM

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.valt_iii_w.2003
Catalogue reference
RIC X Valentinian III 2003
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.valt_iii_w.2003
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 reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC X Valentinian III 2004

    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
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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