RIC VII Alexandria 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313–AD 314

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Alexandria under Licinius, AD 313–AD 314, catalogued as RIC VII Alexandria 1. Obverse: Head of Licinius, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude, chlamys spread, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet, eagle. 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: Alexandria
Issuing authority: Licinius

Design

Obverse type: Head of Licinius, laureate, right
Reverse type: Jupiter, nude, chlamys spread, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; at feet, eagle
Obverse legend: LICINNI-VS P F AVG
Reverse legend: IOVI CON-SERVATORI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.alex.1
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Alexandria 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.alex.1

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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