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RIC V Quietus 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 260–AD 261

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Antoninianus in silver struck at Antioch, Syria under Quietus, AD 260–AD 261, catalogued as RIC V Quietus 10. Obverse: Bust of Quietus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Quietus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Obverse legend: IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: SOLI INVICTO.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Between AD 260 and AD 261, this antoninianus was produced at Antioch under Quietus. Antioch, founded in 300 BC on the Orontes River, served as the capital of Roman Syria and ranked as one of the largest and most strategically vital cities in the Roman eastern Mediterranean. The antoninianus was a Roman double denomination first introduced by Caracalla in early 215 AD, which originally contained silver but was progressively debased to fund imperial armies and usurpers amidst inflation.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Antoninianus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Quietus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Quietus, radiate, draped, right, or bust of Quietus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP C FVL QVIETVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
SOLI INVICTO

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.5.quit.10
Catalogue reference
RIC V Quietus 10
Type corpus identifier
ric.5.quit.10
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 references

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