RIC VII Nicomedia 54

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 324

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

2 Solidus in gold struck at Nicomedia under Constantine I, AD 324, catalogued as RIC VII Nicomedia 54. Obverse: Bust of Constantine II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Constantine II, draped, cuirassed, standing left, erecting trophy with right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; at foot of trophy, cuirass and shield. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
2 Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nicomedia
Issuing authority
Constantine I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantine II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Constantine II, draped, cuirassed, standing left, erecting trophy with right hand and holding sceptre in left hand; at foot of trophy, cuirass and shield
Obverse legend
D N CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES
Reverse legend
SECVRITAS PERPETVAE

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.nic.54
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Nicomedia 54
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.nic.54

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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