RIC VII Cyzicus 21

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 324

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Cyzicus under Constantine I, AD 324, catalogued as RIC VII Cyzicus 21. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Constantius II, draped, cuirassed, standing left, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and standard with eagle in left hand; behind, standard with 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: Cyzicus
Issuing authority: Constantine I

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constantius II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Constantius II, draped, cuirassed, standing left, head right, holding sceptre in right hand and standard with eagle in left hand; behind, standard with hand
Obverse legend: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C
Reverse legend: PRINCIPI - I-V-VENTVTIS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.cyz.21
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Cyzicus 21
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.cyz.21

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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