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RIC VI Lugdunum 237

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 307

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE2 in bronze struck at Lugdunum under Constantine I, AD 307, catalogued as RIC VI Lugdunum 237. Obverse: Bust of Maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, nude, loins draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, altar. Obverse legend: IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: GENIO - POP ROM.

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 VI Lugdunum 239.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

After the death of his father Constantius in 306, Constantine I was proclaimed emperor by his army, ruling territories in the western Roman Empire. Maximian, who had abdicated as Augustus in 305 alongside Diocletian, retook the imperial title in late 306 and subsequently sought refuge with Constantine in 307. This bronze issue was struck in AD 307 under Constantine I at Lugdunum, an important Roman city in Gaul and capital of Gallia Lugdunensis, bearing the portrait and titles of Maximian.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Maximian, laureate, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Genius, wearing modius, nude, loins draped, standing left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; to left, altar
Obverse legend
IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO - POP ROM

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. 2 near-identical catalogue variants are consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.lug.237
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Lugdunum 237
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.lug.237
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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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 253

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 288

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VI Lugdunum 239

    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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