RIC VIII Siscia 259

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 350

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Siscia under Constantius II, AD 350, catalogued as RIC VIII Siscia 259. Obverse: Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Two Victories, winged, draped, standing facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX. 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
Siscia
Issuing authority
Constantius II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Constantius II, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Two Victories, winged, draped, standing facing each other, holding between them a wreath inscribed VOT/XX/MVLT/XXX
Obverse legend
D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
VICTORIAE DD NN AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.sis.259
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Siscia 259
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.sis.259

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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