RIC VIII Thessalonica 220
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 361–AD 363
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Thessalonica (ancient mint)
9 Siliqua in gold struck at Thessalonica under Julian the Apostate, AD 361–AD 363, catalogued as RIC VIII Thessalonica 220. Obverse: Bust of Julian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X on left knee; a small winged genius supports it from the other side. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Manufacture
- Struck
- Denomination
- 9 Siliqua
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Thessalonica
- Issuing authority
- Julian the Apostate
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Julian, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, right
- Reverse type
- Victory, winged, draped, seated right on cuirass, supporting a shield inscribed VOTIS/V/MVLTIS/X on left knee; a small winged genius supports it from the other side
- Obverse legend
- FL CL IVLIA-NVS PP AVG
- Reverse legend
- VICTORIAE D N AVG
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.thes.220
- Catalogue reference
- RIC VIII Thessalonica 220
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.8.thes.220
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