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RIC VII Lugdunum 227

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VII Lugdunum 227. Denomination: AE2; AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Lugdunum. The obverse shows bust of Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES. The reverse shows camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with six stone layers; star above, with the legend PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS.

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 Lugdunum 229.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Constantine I ruled the Roman Empire from AD 306 to 337, rising to power after being proclaimed augustus by his army at Eboracum. Through victories in the civil wars of the Tetrarchy against Maxentius and Licinius, he established himself as the sole ruler of the empire by 324. Constantine enacted extensive administrative and military reforms, reorganising the Roman army into mobile field forces and frontier garrison troops.

Struck at the mint of Lugdunum under the authority of Constantine I, this bronze coinage represents the AE2 and AE3 denominations. The obverse features a bust of Crispus with the title "FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES". Paired with this imperial portrait, the reverse depicts a camp gate composed of six stone layers with two turrets, without doors, beneath an overarching star, inscribed with the legend "PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS".

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE2; AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse
Bust of Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse
Camp gate with two turrets, without doors, with six stone layers; star above
Obverse legend
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS

Identification

Type reference
RIC VII Lugdunum 227
Denomination and metal
AE2; AE3, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES
Reverse legend to match
PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS
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.

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VII Lugdunum 228

    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 Lugdunum 229

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

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