RIC VII Treveri 200
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC VII Treveri 200. Denomination: AE2; AE3. Authority: Constantine I. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows head of Maximian, veiled, laureate, right, with the legend DIVO MAXIMIANO OPTIMO IMP.
The reverse shows maximian, veiled, draped, seated left in curule chair, holding short sceptre in right hand, with the legend REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITOR.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Issued under the authority of Constantine I at the mint of Trier, this bronze coinage commemorates the deified emperor Maximian. The obverse depicts the veiled, laureate head of Maximian accompanied by the legend "DIVO MAXIMIANO OPTIMO IMP". The reverse features Maximian veiled and draped, seated left in a curule chair and holding a short sceptre in his right hand, beneath the legend "REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITOR".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Denomination
- AE2; AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Trier
- Authority
- Constantine I
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Maximian, veiled, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Maximian, veiled, draped, seated left in curule chair, holding short sceptre in right hand
- Obverse legend
- DIVO MAXIMIANO OPTIMO IMP
- Reverse legend
- REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITOR
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC VII Treveri 200
- Denomination and metal
- AE2; AE3, Bronze
- Obverse legend to match
- DIVO MAXIMIANO OPTIMO IMP
- Reverse legend to match
- REQVIES OPTIMORVM MERITOR
- 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.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.7.tri.200
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.