RIC VIII Lugdunum 179

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 353–AD 355

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Lugdunum (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Lugdunum under Constantius II, AD 353–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Lugdunum 179. Obverse: Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X; Roma holding spear in left hand, Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, resting right foot on prow. 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
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X; Roma holding spear in left hand, Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, resting right foot on prow
Obverse legend
D N CONSTANTI-VS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.lug.179
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Lugdunum 179
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.lug.179

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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