RIC VIII Constantinople 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Constantinople (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Constantinople under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Constantinople 1. Obverse: Head of Constantine I, veiled, right. Reverse: Constantine I, veiled, draped, standing right in quadriga; Hand of God reaching down to him. 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: Constantinople
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Head of Constantine I, veiled, right
Reverse type: Constantine I, veiled, draped, standing right in quadriga; Hand of God reaching down to him
Obverse legend: DIVVS CONSTANTI-NVS AVG PATER AVGG
Reverse legend: Not recorded in the source

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.cnp.1
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Constantinople 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.cnp.1

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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