RIC VII Cyzicus 23

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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 23. Obverse: Bust of Constantine I, laureate, nude, left, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield on left arm. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass and shield, holding shield inscribed VOT/XX; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, captive. 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 Constantine I, laureate, nude, left, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield on left arm
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass and shield, holding shield inscribed VOT/XX; before her, trophy; at foot of trophy, captive
Obverse legend: CONSTANT-INVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIB AVGG ET CAESS NN

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.cyz.23
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Cyzicus 23
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.cyz.23

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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