RIC V Florian 20

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 276

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Rome under Florianus, AD 276, catalogued as RIC V Florian 20. Obverse: Bust of Florian, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding sceptre in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Rome
Issuing authority
Florianus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Florian, laureate, cuirassed, left, holding sceptre in right hand and shield in left hand
Reverse type
Mars, walking right, holding spear in right hand and trophy in left hand
Obverse legend
VIRTVS FLORIANI AVG
Reverse legend
MARTI VICTORI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.5.fl.20
Catalogue reference
RIC V Florian 20
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.fl.20

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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