RIC VII Thessalonica 11

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 317

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Thessalonica (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Thessalonica under Constantine I, AD 317, catalogued as RIC VII Thessalonica 11. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right. Reverse: Constantine I, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse spear pointing down in left hand; behind, Victory crowning emperor with branch. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Thessalonica
Issuing authority: Constantine I

Design

Obverse type: Head of Constantine I, laureate, right
Reverse type: Constantine I, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding globe in right hand and transverse spear pointing down in left hand; behind, Victory crowning emperor with branch
Obverse legend: CONSTAN-TINVS P F AVG or CONSTANT-INVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVGV-STORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.thes.11
Catalogue reference: RIC VII Thessalonica 11
Type corpus identifier: ric.7.thes.11

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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