RIC VIII Amiens 47

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 353

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Ambianum (ancient mint)

Reduced AE2 in billon struck at Ambianum under Constantius II, AD 353, catalogued as RIC VIII Amiens 47. Obverse: Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and holding shield on left arm; to right, shield; horseman turning face to soldier, extending left arm. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Billon
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Reduced AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint: Ambianum
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and holding shield on left arm; to right, shield; horseman turning face to soldier, extending left arm
Obverse legend: D N CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES
Reverse legend: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.amb.47
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Amiens 47
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.amb.47

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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