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RIC VII Antioch 5

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Aureus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Licinius, AD 313, catalogued as RIC VII Antioch 5. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Constantine I, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and short sceptre in left hand.

Obverse legend: CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: CONSVL P P - PROCONSVL.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

The aureus was the primary gold coin of ancient Rome from the 1st century BC until it was superseded by the solidus in the early 4th century AD. Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324, acting as both colleague and rival to Constantine I, with whom he issued the Edict of Milan granting toleration to Christians. Struck at Antioch in AD 313, this aureus depicts Constantine I, who was proclaimed emperor in 306 and eventually defeated Licinius in 324 to secure sole control of the Roman Empire.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Licinius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type
Constantine I, togate, standing left, holding globe in right hand and short sceptre in left hand
Obverse legend
CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
CONSVL P P - PROCONSVL

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.anch.5
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Antioch 5
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.anch.5
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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