RIC VII Arelate 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Arelate (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Arelate under Constantine I, AD 313, catalogued as RIC VII Arelate 1. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Owl, standing on column inscribed SA/PI/EN/TIA; on ground to left, helmet; on ground to right, spear and shield. 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: Arelate
Issuing authority: Constantine I

Design

Obverse type: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type: Owl, standing on column inscribed SA/PI/EN/TIA; on ground to left, helmet; on ground to right, spear and shield
Obverse legend: CONSTANT-INVS P F AVG or CONSTANTI-NVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: PRINCIPIS PRO-VIDENTISSIMI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.ar.1
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Arelate 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.ar.1

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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