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RIC VIII Antioch 12

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 347

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 347, catalogued as RIC VIII Antioch 12. Obverse: Bust of Constans, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/XXX on her left knee; a small genius supports the shield with both hands. Obverse legend: CONST-ANS AVG. Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVGVSTI.

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Historical context

Introduced in the early fourth century as a replacement for the aureus, the solidus was a high-purity gold coin issued throughout the Later Roman Empire. Following the death of Constantine the Great in 337, his sons Constantius II and Constans were both elevated to the rank of augustus alongside their brother Constantine II. The brothers divided rule of the empire, with Constantius II administering Greece, Thrace, Egypt, and the Asian provinces, striking coinage from imperial mints such as Antioch while Constans governed the western provinces until his death in 350.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constans, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/XXX on her left knee; a small genius supports the shield with both hands
Obverse legend
CONST-ANS AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORIA AVGVSTI

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.anch.12
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Antioch 12
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.anch.12
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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