RIC VIII Lugdunum 13

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Lugdunum (ancient mint)

AE3 in billon struck at Lugdunum under Constantine II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Lugdunum 13. Obverse: Bust of Constantine II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, 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
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Constantine II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantine II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, 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
CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG
Reverse legend
GLORI-A EXER-CITVS

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.lug.13
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Lugdunum 13
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.lug.13

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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