RIC VIII Arelate 280

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 360–AD 363

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Arelate (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Arelate under Julian the Apostate, AD 360–AD 363, catalogued as RIC VIII Arelate 280. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, wearing crested and diademed helmet, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear diagonally over right shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with a horseman trampling an enemy in left hand. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on prow. 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: Julian the Apostate

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, wearing crested and diademed helmet, cuirassed, facing front, holding spear diagonally over right shoulder in right hand and shield decorated with a horseman trampling an enemy in left hand
Reverse type: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/XXX/MVLT/XXXX; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on prow
Obverse legend: FL IVL CONSTAN-TIVS PERP AVG
Reverse legend: GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.ar.280
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Arelate 280
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.ar.280

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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