RIC VIII Siscia 424
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 363–AD 364
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Siscia (ancient mint)This object is an AE3 coin issued within the Roman Empire. The obverse depicts a bust of Jovian that is pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, and facing right, accompanied by the inscription "D N IOVIAN-VS P F AVG". The reverse features the text "VOT/V" positioned within a wreath.
The coin is struck from billon and dates to AD 363–AD 364. It was issued under the authority of Jovianus and produced by the mint of Siscia. No specific physical measurements or holding institution are listed in the catalogue entry. The item is identified by the catalogue reference RIC VIII Siscia 424 and the type corpus identifier ric.8.sis.424.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Jovian served as Roman emperor from June 363 until February 364. Following the death of Julian during the Persian expedition, the exhausted Roman forces proclaimed Jovian as his successor. Unable to cross the Tigris, he concluded peace with the Sasanian Empire on humiliating terms and spent his seven-month reign travelling towards Constantinople before dying at Dadastana. This coin was struck for the Christian emperor at the mint of Siscia between AD 363 and AD 364.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Billon
- Manufacture
- Struck
- Denomination
- AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Siscia
- Issuing authority
- Jovianus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Jovian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse type
- VOT/V within a wreath
- Obverse legend
- D N IOVIAN-VS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- Not recorded in the source
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.sis.424
- Catalogue reference
- RIC VIII Siscia 424
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.8.sis.424
- 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
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
Varieties
RIC VIII Siscia 423
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
RIC VIII Alexandria 92
Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC VIII Heraclea 108
Same ruler, denomination and reverse type; reverse legend not recorded in the source. 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