RIC VIII Arelate 129

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 350–AD 351

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Arelate (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Arelate under Magnentius, AD 350–AD 351, catalogued as RIC VIII Arelate 129. Obverse: Bust of Magnentius, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Magnentius, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and standard in left hand. 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: Arelate
Issuing authority: Magnentius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Magnentius, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Magnentius, draped, cuirassed, standing left, holding Victory on globe in right hand and standard in left hand
Obverse legend: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: GLORIA ET REP-ARA-TIO TEMPORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.ar.129
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Arelate 129
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.ar.129

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
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