RIC VII Nicomedia 56

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 324

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

1 1/2 Solidus in gold struck at Nicomedia under Constantine I, AD 324, catalogued as RIC VII Nicomedia 56. Obverse: Bust of Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; on either side, seated 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: 1 1/2 Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Nicomedia
Issuing authority: Constantine I

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Crispus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand; on either side, seated captive
Obverse legend: D N CRISPVS NOBILISS CAES
Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVG ET CAESS NN

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.nic.56
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Nicomedia 56
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.nic.56

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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