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RIC VIII Arelate 133

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 350–AD 351

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

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. Obverse legend: D N MAGNEN-TIVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: FEL TEMP REP-ARATIO.

Evidence at a glance

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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

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.ar.133
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Arelate 133
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.ar.133
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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