RIC VIII Cyzicus 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Cyzicus (ancient mint)

AE3 in billon struck at Cyzicus under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Cyzicus 10. Obverse: Head of Constantius II, laureate, right. Reverse: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Billon
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint: Cyzicus
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Head of Constantius II, laureate, right
Reverse type: Two soldiers, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, facing front, heads toward each other, each holding inverted spear in outer hand and resting inner hand on shield; between them, a standard
Obverse legend: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: GLOR•IA EXERC-ITVS

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.cyz.10
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Cyzicus 10
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.cyz.10

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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