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RIC VIII Antioch 223

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 363–AD 364

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Antioch, Syria under Jovianus, AD 363–AD 364, catalogued as RIC VIII Antioch 223. Obverse: Bust of Jovian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on pr. Obverse legend: D N IOVIAN-VS PEP AVG. Reverse legend: SECVRITA-S REI - PVBLICAE.

Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC VIII Antioch 224, RIC VIII Constantinople 169.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Jovian served as Roman emperor from June 363 until his death in February 364. Formerly part of the imperial bodyguard, he was acclaimed emperor by the Roman army following the death of Julian during his Persian expedition. This solidus, a denomination introduced in the early 4th century to replace the aureus, was struck during his brief reign at Antioch in Syria, a key imperial centre on the Orontes River where the seat of the comes Orientis had been located since the early 4th century.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antioch, Syria
Issuing authority
Jovianus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Jovian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/V/MVL/X; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on pr
Obverse legend
D N IOVIAN-VS PEP AVG
Reverse legend
SECVRITA-S REI - PVBLICAE

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.223
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Antioch 223
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.anch.223
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VIII Antioch 224

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VIII Constantinople 169

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
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