RIC VIII Rome 225b

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 352–AD 355

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Rome under Constantius II, AD 352–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Rome 225b. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her 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: Rome
Issuing authority: Constantius II

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Roma, helmeted, draped, enthroned front, and Constantinopolis, draped, enthroned left, head left, supporting a wreath inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX; Roma holding spear in left hand; Constantinopolis holding sceptre in left hand, her right foot on prow
Obverse legend: D N CONSTANTI-VS PERP AVG
Reverse legend: GLORIA - REI - PVBLICAE

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.rom.225b
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Rome 225b
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.rom.225b

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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