RIC VII Antioch 42

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 324

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Antioch, Syria (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Constantine I, AD 324, catalogued as RIC VII Antioch 42. Obverse: Bust of Crispus, laureate, nude, left, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield on left arm. Reverse: Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, cloak spread, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority: Constantine I

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Crispus, laureate, nude, left, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield on left arm
Reverse type: Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, cloak spread, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand
Obverse legend: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend: PRINCIPI I-VVENTVTIS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.anch.42
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Antioch 42
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.anch.42

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
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