RIC VI Thessalonica 44a

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 311–AD 313

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Licinius, AD 311–AD 313, catalogued as RIC VI Thessalonica 44a. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in beak. 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: Licinius

Design

Obverse type: Head of Licinius, laureate, right
Reverse type: Jupiter, chlamys draped over left shoulder, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet to left, eagle holding wreath in beak
Obverse legend: LICINIVS AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend: IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG or IOVI CONSERV-ATORI AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.6.thes.44a
Catalogue reference: RIC VI Thessalonica 44a
Type corpus identifier: ric.6.thes.44a

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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