RIC IV Balbinus 13

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 238

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Dupondius in bronze struck at Rome under Balbinus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Balbinus 13. Obverse: Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoudlers, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Dupondius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Balbinus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Balbinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, nude except for cloak on shoudlers, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP CAES D CAEL BALBINVS AVG
Reverse legend
IOVI CONSERVATORI S C

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.balb.13
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Balbinus 13
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.balb.13

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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