RIC VIII Arelate 131

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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 131. Obverse: Bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm over left shoulder, and Libertas, draped, standing left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand; between them, the support a plain shaft carrying a trophy. 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, bareheaded, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm over left shoulder, and Libertas, draped, standing left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand; between them, the support a plain shaft carrying a trophy
Obverse legend: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA AVG LIB ROMANOR

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.ar.131
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Arelate 131
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.ar.131

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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