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RIC IX Lugdunum 10A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 364–AD 367

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

AE3 in bronze struck at Lugdunum under Valentinian I, AD 364–AD 367, catalogued as RIC IX Lugdunum 10A. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum 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 Siscia 5A, RIC IX Rome 23A, RIC IX Treveri 30A, RIC IX Lugdunum 20C: Subtype xxviiib, RIC IX Siscia 14A: Subtype xvii, RIC IX Siscia 14C: Subtype xxxvii, RIC IX Siscia 5A: Subtype vii.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Lugdunum, modern Lyon in France, was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus and served as the capital of Gallia Lugdunensis, remaining an important city in the western Roman Empire. Valentinian I, who reigned from 364 to 375, founded the Valentinian dynasty after being proclaimed emperor following the death of Jovian. Although he briefly governed the whole empire, he soon appointed his brother Valens to oversee the East while he controlled the West, conducting campaigns on the Rhine and Danube frontiers.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lugdunum
Issuing authority
Valentinian I

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 labarum 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. 1 near-identical catalogue variant is consolidated into this entry.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.lug.10A
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Lugdunum 10A
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.lug.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

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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 references

Varieties

  • RIC IX Lugdunum 20A

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Siscia 5A

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Rome 23A

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Treveri 30A

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Lugdunum 20C: Subtype xxviiib

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Siscia 14A: Subtype xvii

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Siscia 14C: Subtype xxxvii

    Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.

  • RIC IX Siscia 5A: Subtype vii

    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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