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RIC IX Aquileia 15A

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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 15A. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear. Obverse legend: D N VALEN-S P F AVG. Reverse legend: VRBS-ROMA.

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 Aquileia 15B: Subtype 3.

Evidence at a glance

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2
Photograph views
5
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Valentinian II was raised to the imperial office in 375 at four years of age following the death of his father, Valentinian I. He ruled as a junior emperor in the western half of the Roman Empire alongside his older half-brother Gratian, while his uncle Valens governed the eastern Roman Empire until 378. Struck between AD 375 and AD 378 at the northern Italian city and former Roman military colony of Aquileia, this siliqua represents a thin Roman silver denomination produced from the fourth century onwards.

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
Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and reversed spear
Obverse legend
D N VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse legend
VRBS-ROMA

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.15A
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Aquileia 15A
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.aq.15A
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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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • RIC IX Aquileia 15B: Subtype 3

    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
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