RIC VIII Constantinople 168

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 363–AD 364

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Constantinople (ancient mint)

Gold multiple in gold struck at Constantinople under Jovianus, AD 363–AD 364, catalogued as RIC VIII Constantinople 168. Obverse: Bust of Jovian, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, right, holding cornucopiae on left shoulder. Reverse: Constantinopolis, diademed, draped, enthroned left, extending right hand to suppliant who brings offerings and holding sceptre in left hand; beside throne, shield; between and behind the figures, Victory, standing front, holding wreath and palm. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint: Constantinople
Issuing authority: Jovianus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Jovian, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, right, holding cornucopiae on left shoulder
Reverse type: Constantinopolis, diademed, draped, enthroned left, extending right hand to suppliant who brings offerings and holding sceptre in left hand; beside throne, shield; between and behind the figures, Victory, standing front, holding wreath and palm
Obverse legend: D N IOVIANVS-P F PERP AVG
Reverse legend: GAVDIVM ROMA-NORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.cnp.168
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Constantinople 168
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.cnp.168

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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