RIC VIII Siscia 106
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 340–AD 350
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Siscia (ancient mint)
Gold multiple in gold struck at Siscia under Constans, AD 340–AD 350, catalogued as RIC VIII Siscia 106. Obverse: Bust of Constans, rosette-diademed, cuirassed, Chi-Rho on front of cuirass, right, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield in left hand. Reverse: Constantius II, and Constans, diademed, nimbate, wearing consular robes, enthroned facing front, heads turned toward each other, folding right arms across chests and holding short sceptres in left hands; resting feet on a dais; on either side, attendant, draped, facing inwards, holding palm in right hand; above, Chi-Rho. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Manufacture
- Struck
- Denomination
- Gold multiple
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Siscia
- Issuing authority
- Constans
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Constans, rosette-diademed, cuirassed, Chi-Rho on front of cuirass, right, holding spear pointing forward in right hand and shield in left hand
- Reverse type
- Constantius II, and Constans, diademed, nimbate, wearing consular robes, enthroned facing front, heads turned toward each other, folding right arms across chests and holding short sceptres in left hands; resting feet on a dais; on either side, attendant, draped, facing inwards, holding palm in right hand; above, Chi-Rho
- Obverse legend
- FL IVL CONSTANS - PIVS FELIX AVG
- Reverse legend
- GLORIA REI PVBLICAE
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.sis.106
- Catalogue reference
- RIC VIII Siscia 106
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.8.sis.106
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