RIC VIII Aquileia 246

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 363–AD 364

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Aquileia (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Aquileia under Jovianus, AD 363–AD 364, catalogued as RIC VIII Aquileia 246. Obverse: Bust of Jovian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on prow. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Aquileia
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 wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on prow
Obverse legend: D N IOVIAN-VS P F P AVG
Reverse legend: SECVRITAS - REI - PVBLICAE

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.aq.246
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Aquileia 246
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.aq.246

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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