RIC IX Antioch 10A
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 364–AD 367
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireMaker / issuer
Antioch, Syria (ancient mint)AE3 in bronze struck at Antioch, Syria under Valens, AD 364–AD 367, catalogued as RIC IX Antioch 10A. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding standard in left. Obverse legend: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: GLORIA RO-MANORVM.
Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC IX Nicomedia 9B, RIC IX Antioch 10A: Subtype 1.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Valentinian I served as Roman emperor from 364 to 375, having been proclaimed emperor after the death of Jovian. Shortly after his accession, he named his brother Valens as co-emperor, placing him in control of the eastern half of the Roman Empire while remaining in charge of the West. This bronze issue was struck between AD 364 and AD 367 at Antioch in northern Syria, an important ancient city on the Orontes River that served as the capital of Roman Syria and the seat of the comes Orientis.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Manufacture
- Struck
- Denomination
- AE3
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Antioch, Syria
- Issuing authority
- Valens
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
- Reverse type
- Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding standard in left
- Obverse legend
- D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- GLORIA RO-MANORVM
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.9.anch.10A
- Catalogue reference
- RIC IX Antioch 10A
- Type corpus identifier
- ric.9.anch.10A
- 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
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
Varieties
RIC IX Nicomedia 9B
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
RIC IX Antioch 10A: Subtype 1
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. 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