RIC IX Constantinople 1

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 364–AD 367

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Constantinople (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Constantinople under Valens, AD 364–AD 367, catalogued as RIC IX Constantinople 1. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left. Reverse: Emperor, nimbate, with right hand scattering money, and in left holding Victory on globe, who crowns him; E. in four-horse chariot.. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Constantinople
Issuing authority: Valens

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed, left
Reverse type: Emperor, nimbate, with right hand scattering money, and in left holding Victory on globe, who crowns him; E. in four-horse chariot.
Obverse legend: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: GLORIA R-OMANORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.cnp.1
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Constantinople 1
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.cnp.1

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
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