RIC VIII Alexandria 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

AE3 in billon struck at Alexandria under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Alexandria 10. Obverse: Bust of Roma, visored with crested helmet, wearing ornamental mantle, left. Reverse: Wolf, standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Billon
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint: Alexandria
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Roma, visored with crested helmet, wearing ornamental mantle, left
Reverse type: Wolf, standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus; above, two stars
Obverse legend: VRBS - ROMA
Reverse legend: Not recorded in the source

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.alex.10
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Alexandria 10
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.alex.10

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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