RIC X Zeno 902

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 475

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Constantinople (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Constantinople under Zeno, AD 475, catalogued as RIC X Zeno 902. Obverse: Bust of Zeno, bearded, pearl-diademed, wearing consular robes, left, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand. Reverse: Zeno, nimbate, draped, enthroned, facing front, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand; star in right field. 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: Constantinople
Issuing authority: Zeno

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Zeno, bearded, pearl-diademed, wearing consular robes, left, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand
Reverse type: Zeno, nimbate, draped, enthroned, facing front, holding mappa in right hand and cruciform sceptre in left hand; star in right field
Obverse legend: D N ZENO P-ERP AVG
Reverse legend: VOT XX - MVLT XXY

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.zeno(1)_e.902
Catalogue reference: RIC X Zeno 902
Type corpus identifier: ric.10.zeno(1)_e.902

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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