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RIC VII Alexandria 35

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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 35. Obverse: Bust of Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left. Reverse: Camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with varying number of stone layers; star above. Obverse legend: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES. Reverse legend: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS.

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 Alexandria 36, RIC VII Alexandria 37.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Flavius Julius Crispus was the eldest son of Constantine I and served as his caesar from March 317. After commanding naval forces to defeat Licinius I at the Battle of the Hellespont in 324, Crispus helped secure sole imperial rule for Constantine across the Roman Empire. This bronze coin was issued under Constantine between 325 and 326, the year Constantine had Crispus executed at Pola.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Issuing authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, left
Reverse type
Camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with varying number of stone layers; star above
Obverse legend
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS

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.35
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Alexandria 35
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.alex.35
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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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VII Alexandria 36

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VII Alexandria 37

    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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