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RIC VIII Aquileia 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE3 in billon struck at Aquileia under Constantine II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Aquileia 10. Obverse: Bust of Constantine I, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing front, heads turned toward each another, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Obverse legend: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG. Reverse legend: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS.

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 Aquileia 18, RIC VIII Aquileia 27, RIC VIII Aquileia 33.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
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Historical context

This billon coin was struck between AD 337 and AD 340 at the Roman mint of Aquileia, a major Roman city and military colony founded in 181 BC at the head of the Adriatic. It was issued under Constantine II, who became Roman emperor in 337 alongside his brothers following the death of their father, Constantine I. Constantine I had ruled from 306 to 337, converted to Christianity, and established Constantinople. Constantine II's reign over Gaul, Hispania, and Britain ended in 340 when he was killed during a failed invasion of Italy amidst conflict with his brother Constans.

Physical characteristics

Material
Billon
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Aquileia
Issuing authority
Constantine II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantine I, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, standing front, heads turned toward each another, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
Obverse legend
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
Reverse legend
GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS

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.aq.10
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Aquileia 10
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.aq.10
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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Material
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Weight
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VIII Aquileia 18

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

  • RIC VIII Aquileia 27

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

  • RIC VIII Aquileia 33

    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
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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