RIC VIII Aquileia 35

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 340–AD 350

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Aquileia (ancient mint)

Gold multiple in gold struck at Aquileia under Constans, AD 340–AD 350, catalogued as RIC VIII Aquileia 35. Obverse: Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, right, holding cornucopiae on left shoulder. Reverse: Constans, helmeted, crowned by small Victory, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, dragging bound captive with right hand and holding spear and shield in left hand; before emperor, woman, kneeling right, head toward emperor, raising arms in supplication; in exergue, arms. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint: Aquileia
Issuing authority: Constans

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, right, holding cornucopiae on left shoulder
Reverse type: Constans, helmeted, crowned by small Victory, draped, cuirassed, advancing right, head left, dragging bound captive with right hand and holding spear and shield in left hand; before emperor, woman, kneeling right, head toward emperor, raising arms in supplication; in exergue, arms
Obverse legend: FL IVL CONSTANS - PIVS FELIX AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVGVSTI - NOSTRI

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.aq.35
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Aquileia 35
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.aq.35

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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