RIC VII Antioch 37

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 324

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Antioch, Syria (ancient mint)

2 Solidus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Constantine I, AD 324, catalogued as RIC VII Antioch 37. Obverse: Bust of Constantine I, radiate, wearing trabea, left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand. Reverse: Crispus and Constantine II, laureate, wearing consular robes, facing each other, each holding eagle-tipped sceptre and globe. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
2 Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantine I, radiate, wearing trabea, left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand
Reverse type
Crispus and Constantine II, laureate, wearing consular robes, facing each other, each holding eagle-tipped sceptre and globe
Obverse legend
D N CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG
Reverse legend
CRISPVS ET CONSTANTINVS NOBB CAESS COSS II

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.anch.37
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Antioch 37
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.anch.37

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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