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RIC VIII Heraclea 49

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC VIII Heraclea 49. Denomination: AE3. Authority: Constantius II. Mint: Heraclea. The obverse shows bust of Roma, visored with crested helmet, wearing ornamental mantle, left, with the legend VRBS - ROMA. The reverse shows vOT/XX/MVLT/XXX within a wreath.

Evidence at a glance

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2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
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Historical context

Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. Elevated to Caesar in 324 by his father, Constantine the Great, he became Augustus in 337 alongside his brothers Constantine II and Constans. Following the division of the Roman Empire, Constantius received Thrace, Greece, Egypt, and the Asian provinces, ruling through prolonged external wars against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, as well as internal conflicts against usurpers such as Magnentius.

This AE3 bronze and billon coin was struck under the imperial authority of Constantius II at the mint of Heraclea. The obverse bears the legend "VRBS - ROMA" accompanying a left-facing bust of Roma depicted in an ornamental mantle and a visored, crested helmet. The reverse displays the votive inscription "VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX" enclosed within an encircling wreath.

Physical characteristics

Material
Billon; Bronze
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Heraclea
Authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse
Bust of Roma, visored with crested helmet, wearing ornamental mantle, left
Reverse
VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX within a wreath
Obverse legend
VRBS - ROMA
Reverse legend
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Identification

Type reference
RIC VIII Heraclea 49
Denomination and metal
AE3, Billon; Bronze
Obverse legend to match
VRBS - ROMA
Reverse legend to match
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Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VIII Antioch 118

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VIII Constantinople 69

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VIII Constantinople 70

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VIII Cyzicus 49

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC VIII Nicomedia 50

    Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.

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