RIC VIII Treveri 249

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 350–AD 353

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Trier (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Trier under Magnentius, AD 350–AD 353, catalogued as RIC VIII Treveri 249. Obverse: Bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm over left shoulder; Libertas, draped, standing left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand; supporting between them a plain shaft carrying a trophy; Victory's right hand supports it above Libertas' right hand. 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: Trier
Issuing authority: Magnentius

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Magnentius, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Victory, winged, draped, standing right, holding palm over left shoulder; Libertas, draped, standing left, holding transverse sceptre in left hand; supporting between them a plain shaft carrying a trophy; Victory's right hand supports it above Libertas' right hand
Obverse legend: IM CAE MAGN-ENTIVS AVG
Reverse legend: VICTORIA•AVG•LIB•ROMANOR

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.8.tri.249
Catalogue reference: RIC VIII Treveri 249
Type corpus identifier: ric.8.tri.249

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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