RIC VII Arelate 194
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VII Arelate 194. Denomination: AE2; AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Arelate. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG or IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG or IMP CONSTANTI-NVS AVG. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by a column, with the legend VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP. The obverse shows bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG or IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG or IMP CONSTANTI-NVS AVG. The reverse shows two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by a column, with the legend VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP.
Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VII Arelate 190, RIC VII Londinium 155.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum in 306, he emerged victorious from the civil wars of the Tetrarchy against Maxentius and Licinius, establishing himself as sole ruler of the Roman Empire by 324. This coinage was produced under his imperial authority at the mint of Arelate (modern Arles), a city of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- AE2; AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Arelate
- Authority
- Constantine I
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Constantine I, laureate, helmeted, cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by a column
- Obverse legend
- IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG or IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG or IMP CONSTANTI-NVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VII Arelate 194
- Denomination and metal
- AE2; AE3, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- IMP CONSTA-NTINVS AVG or IMP CONSTAN-TINVS AVG or IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG or IMP CONSTANTI-NVS AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary. Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.7.ar.194
Varieties
RIC VII Arelate 191
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
RIC VII Arelate 190
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VII Londinium 155
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.