RIC VII Alexandria 4

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313–AD 314

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

AE2 in bronze struck at Alexandria under Licinius, AD 313–AD 314, catalogued as RIC VII Alexandria 4. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Genius, wearing modius, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Serapis head in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Issuing authority
Licinius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type
Genius, wearing modius, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Serapis head in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
Obverse legend
FL VALER CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.alex.4
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Alexandria 4
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.alex.4

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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