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RIC VII Alexandria 34

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 325–AD 326

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE2 in bronze struck at Alexandria under Constantine I, AD 325–AD 326, catalogued as RIC VII Alexandria 34. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with varying number of stone layers; star above. Obverse legend: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG. Reverse legend: PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG.

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 VII Cyzicus 24.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
4
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Constantine I ruled as Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, having emerged victorious in the civil wars of the Tetrarchy against Maxentius and Licinius to become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324. Upon his accession, he restructured the government and enacted administrative and economic reforms to strengthen the empire. This bronze coin was struck between AD 325 and AD 326 at the ancient mint of Alexandria, a major Mediterranean seaport and cultural centre in Egypt originally founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Issuing authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type
Camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with varying number of stone layers; star above
Obverse legend
CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
Reverse legend
PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG

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.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.alex.34
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Alexandria 34
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.alex.34
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 VII Cyzicus 24

    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
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