RIC VIII Heraclea 10

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Heraclea (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Heraclea under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Heraclea 10. Obverse: Head of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/XV on left knee; a small winged genius supports it from the other side. 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: Heraclea
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Head of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/XV on left knee; a small winged genius supports it from the other side
Obverse legend: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA CONSTANTI AVG

Identification

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