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RIC VIII Siscia 319

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 351

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

Large AE2 in billon struck at Siscia under Magnentius, AD 351, catalogued as RIC VIII Siscia 319. Obverse: Bust of Decentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust.

Reverse: Decentius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner in right hand and spear in left hand; placing left foot on shoulders of seated captive; III in left field. Obverse legend: D N DECENTI-VS NOB CAES. Reverse legend: VICTORIA - AVG ET CAES.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
Billon
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Large AE2

Technical characteristics

Mint
Siscia
Issuing authority
Magnentius

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Decentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right; A behind bust
Reverse type
Decentius, draped, cuirassed, standing right, holding standard with Chi-Rho on banner in right hand and spear in left hand; placing left foot on shoulders of seated captive; III in left field
Obverse legend
D N DECENTI-VS NOB CAES
Reverse legend
VICTORIA - AVG ET CAES

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.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.sis.319
Catalogue reference
RIC VIII Siscia 319
Type corpus identifier
ric.8.sis.319
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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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

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