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RIC IX Arelate 26A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 383–AD 388

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE3 in bronze struck at Arelate under Magnus Maximus, AD 383–AD 388, catalogued as RIC IX Arelate 26A. Obverse: Bust of Magnus Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Emperor, head left, standing facing, with right hand raising kneeling turreted female, and holding Victory on globe. Obverse legend: D N MAG MAXI-MVS P F AVG. Reverse legend: REPARATIO-REIPVB.

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 Arelate 26A: Subtype 1.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
6
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Magnus Maximus served as an officer in Britain before being proclaimed emperor in Britannia in 383, usurping the Western Roman throne from Gratian. He gained control of Gaul the following year, while Gratian's brother Valentinian II retained Italy, Hispania, Pannonia, and Africa. Maximus ruled the Western Empire until 388, when his invasion of Italy ended in defeat by Theodosius I at the Battle of Poetovio. This bronze issue was struck during his reign at Arelate, a city of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Arelate
Issuing authority
Magnus Maximus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Magnus Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Emperor, head left, standing facing, with right hand raising kneeling turreted female, and holding Victory on globe
Obverse legend
D N MAG MAXI-MVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
REPARATIO-REIPVB

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.ar.26A
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Arelate 26A
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.ar.26A
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
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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 Arelate 26A: 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
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