RIC VIII Rome 166

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 350

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Magnentius, AD 350, catalogued as RIC VIII Rome 166. Obverse: Bust of Constantine II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on throne, holding globe surmounted by Chi-Rho in right hand and spear in left hand; beside her, shield. 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: Rome
Issuing authority: Magnentius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constantine II, laureate, rosette-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left on throne, holding globe surmounted by Chi-Rho in right hand and spear in left hand; beside her, shield
Obverse legend: D N IVL CONSTA-NTIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VRBS - ROMA

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.rom.166
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Rome 166
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.rom.166

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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