RIC VII Serdica 2

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 313–AD 314

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Serdica (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Serdica under Licinius, AD 313–AD 314, catalogued as RIC VII Serdica 2. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; to left, eagle holding wreath. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Serdica
Issuing authority
Licinius

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type
Jupiter, nude, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and leaning on sceptre with left hand; to left, eagle holding wreath
Obverse legend
CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
IOVI CONSER-VATORI

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.serd.2
Catalogue reference
RIC VII Serdica 2
Type corpus identifier
ric.7.serd.2

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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