RIC VIII Amiens 49

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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 49. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and holding shield on left arm; to right, shield; horseman wearing pointed cap, leaning forward and clasping neck of horse. 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 II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust
Reverse type: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and holding shield on left arm; to right, shield; horseman wearing pointed cap, leaning forward and clasping neck of horse
Obverse legend: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.amb.49
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Amiens 49
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.amb.49

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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