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RIC IX Aquileia 14A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 375–AD 378

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Siliqua in silver struck at Aquileia under Valentinian II, AD 375–AD 378, catalogued as RIC IX Aquileia 14A. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: VOTIS/X/MVLTIS/XX within laurel wreath. Obverse legend: D N VALEN-S P F AVG.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Following the death of Valentinian I in AD 375, his four-year-old son Valentinian II was elevated to the imperial throne by military commanders, ruling the Western Roman Empire alongside his half-brother Gratian. The Eastern Roman Empire was simultaneously governed by their uncle, Emperor Valens, who had been appointed co-emperor in 364 and ruled until his death at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. This silver siliqua, bearing the bust and name of Valens, was struck between AD 375 and AD 378 at the northern Italian city of Aquileia, a major Roman urban and military centre founded in 181 BC.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Siliqua

Technical characteristics

Mint
Aquileia
Issuing authority
Valentinian II

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse type
VOTIS/X/MVLTIS/XX within laurel wreath
Obverse legend
D N VALEN-S 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.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.aq.14A
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Aquileia 14A
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.aq.14A
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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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

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