RIC VIII Nicomedia 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 337–AD 340

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Nicomedia (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Nicomedia under Constantius II, AD 337–AD 340, catalogued as RIC VIII Nicomedia 1. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/X 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: Nicomedia
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constantius II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass with shield behind, supporting a shield inscribed VOT/X 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.nic.1
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Nicomedia 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.nic.1

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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