RIC VII Cyzicus 34
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VII Cyzicus 34. Denomination: AE2; AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Cyzicus. The obverse shows head of Constantine I, laureate, right, with the legend CONSTAN-TINVS AVG. The reverse shows camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with varying number of stone layers; star above, with the legend PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG.
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 Cyzicus 61, RIC VII Nicomedia 90, RIC VII Thessalonica 153.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
This bronze coinage was struck under Constantine's authority at Cyzicus, with related varieties produced at mints such as Nicomedia and Thessalonica. Categorised as an AE2 or AE3, the issue carries the obverse inscription "CONSTAN-TINVS AVG" alongside the ruler's laureate portrait. The reverse depicts a camp gate with two turrets, lacking doors, beneath a star, accompanied by the inscription "PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- AE2; AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Cyzicus
- Authority
- Constantine I
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with varying number of stone layers; star above
- Obverse legend
- CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VII Cyzicus 34
- Denomination and metal
- AE2; AE3, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- CONSTAN-TINVS AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG
- 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.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.7.cyz.34
Varieties
RIC VII Cyzicus 44
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 Cyzicus 51
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 Cyzicus 61
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VII Nicomedia 90
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VII Thessalonica 153
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.