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RIC VIII Aquileia 39

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 340–AD 350

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Solidus in gold struck at Aquileia under Constans, AD 340–AD 350, catalogued as RIC VIII Aquileia 39. Obverse: Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XV. Obverse legend: FL IVL CONS-TANS P F AVG. Reverse legend: OB VICTORIAM TRIVMFALEM.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Constans, the youngest son of Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 337 until his overthrow and death in 350. In 340, his eldest brother and co-emperor Constantine II invaded Italy but was defeated and killed in battle near Aquileia, allowing Constans to take control of the praetorian prefecture of Gaul. Aquileia, founded as a Roman military colony in 181 BC, was a major city in northern Italy where this gold solidus was subsequently struck. The solidus itself had been introduced in the early fourth century as a highly pure gold coin replacing the aureus.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Aquileia
Issuing authority
Constans

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Two Victories, winged, draped, facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/X/MVLT/XV
Obverse legend
FL IVL CONS-TANS P F AVG
Reverse legend
OB VICTORIAM TRIVMFALEM

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.39
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Aquileia 39
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.aq.39
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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