RIC VI Thessalonica 27

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 308–AD 310

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Galerius, AD 308–AD 310, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 27. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Licinius, laureate, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and short baton 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
Thessalonica
Issuing authority
Galerius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Licinius, laureate, right
Reverse type
Licinius, laureate, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and short baton in left hand
Obverse legend
LICINIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
CONS-VL - DD NN

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.thes.27
Catalogue reference
RIC VI Thessalonica 27
Type corpus identifier
ric.6.thes.27

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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