RIC VIII Arelate 133

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 350–AD 351

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Arelate (ancient mint)

Large AE2 in billon struck at Arelate under Magnentius, AD 350–AD 351, catalogued as RIC VIII Arelate 133. Obverse: Bust of Magnentius, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust. Reverse: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, seated right, raising both hands. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Billon
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Large AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint: Arelate
Issuing authority: Magnentius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Magnentius, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust
Reverse type: Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right; horseman wearing a pointed cap, seated right, raising both hands
Obverse legend: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: FEL TEMP REP-ARATIO

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.ar.133
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Arelate 133
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.ar.133

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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