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RIC VI Lugdunum 285

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VI Lugdunum 285. Denomination: AE2. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind, with the legend IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG.

The reverse shows mars (or Virtus), draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and transverse spear and shield in left hand; to left, seated captive, with the legend VIRT PERP CO-NSTANTINI AVG or VIRT PERP CON-STANTINI AVG.

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Historical context

Proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum in 306 following the death of his father, Flavius Constantius, he later emerged victorious from the civil wars of the Tetrarchy against Maxentius and Licinius. He ruled as sole emperor from 324, reorganising the military, fighting frontier campaigns, and enacting wide-ranging administrative reforms.

This bronze AE2 coinage was produced under Constantine at the mint of Lugdunum. The obverse features the emperor's laureate and draped bust accompanied by the inscription "IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG". On the reverse, Mars or Virtus is depicted standing with a spear, shield, and a Victory on a globe, accompanied by a seated captive, alongside the legend "VIRT PERP CO-NSTANTINI AVG" or "VIRT PERP CON-STANTINI AVG".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse
Bust of Constantine I, laureate, draped, right, seen from behind
Reverse
Mars (or Virtus), draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and transverse spear and shield in left hand; to left, seated captive
Obverse legend
IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VIRT PERP CO-NSTANTINI AVG or VIRT PERP CON-STANTINI AVG

Identification

Type reference
RIC VI Lugdunum 285
Denomination and metal
AE2, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
VIRT PERP CO-NSTANTINI AVG or VIRT PERP CON-STANTINI AVG
Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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