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RIC VIII Sirmium 11

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 351–AD 355

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Light miliarensis in silver struck at Sirmium under Constantius II, AD 351–AD 355, catalogued as RIC VIII Sirmium 11. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right.

Reverse: Constantius II, diademed, draped, cuirassed, and Constantius Gallus, draped, cuirassed, standing front under and arch supported by two spiral columns, heads turned toward each other, each holding inverted spear in right hand. Obverse legend: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: FELICITAS ROMANORVM.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Constantius II ruled as Roman emperor from 337 to 361, becoming sole ruler of the Roman Empire after defeating the usurper Magnentius at Mursa Major in 351 and Mons Seleucus in 353. In 351, he elevated his cousin Constantius Gallus to the subordinate rank of Caesar to oversee the eastern provinces from Antioch, though Gallus eventually fell from favour and was executed in 354. This miliarensis, portraying both rulers, was minted at Sirmium, a major city on the Sava river in Pannonia that had been proclaimed one of the four capitals of the Roman Empire in 293 AD.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Light miliarensis

Technical characteristics

Mint
Sirmium
Issuing authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Constantius II, diademed, draped, cuirassed, and Constantius Gallus, draped, cuirassed, standing front under and arch supported by two spiral columns, heads turned toward each other, each holding inverted spear in right hand
Obverse legend
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
FELICITAS ROMANORVM

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. 1 near-identical catalogue variant is consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.sir.11
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Sirmium 11
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.sir.11
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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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC VIII Sirmium 13

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

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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