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RIC VIII Lugdunum 180

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 353–AD 355

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Siliqua in silver struck at Lugdunum under Constantius II, AD 353–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Lugdunum 180. Obverse: Head of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, right. Reverse: VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX within a wreath. Obverse legend: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Constantius II was elevated to Caesar in 324 and ruled as Augustus from 337 until 361. Following the death of his brother Constans in 350 and the defeat of the usurper Magnentius at the Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, Constantius II became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. This silver siliqua was struck between AD 353 and AD 355 at Lugdunum, an important city in Gaul that served as the capital of Gallia Lugdunensis.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Siliqua

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse type
Head of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, right
Reverse type
VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX within a wreath
Obverse legend
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.lug.180
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Lugdunum 180
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.lug.180
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

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