RIC VIII Arelate 13

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Arelate (ancient mint)

AE3 in billon struck at Arelate under Constantine II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Arelate 13. Obverse: Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Billon
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint: Arelate
Issuing authority: Constantine II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constans, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
Obverse legend: IMP CONS-TANS AVG
Reverse legend: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.ar.13
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Arelate 13
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.ar.13

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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