RIC IX Mediolanum 16

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 387–AD 388

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Mediolanum (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Mediolanum under Magnus Maximus, AD 387–AD 388, catalogued as RIC IX Mediolanum 16. Obverse: Bust of Magnus Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Two emperors, nimbate, one smaller, seated, facing on throne, the one on right holding mappa in left hand and the two together holding globe, both emperors have legs draped. Behind, a Victory, below, palm-branch.. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Mediolanum
Issuing authority: Magnus Maximus

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Magnus Maximus, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse type: Two emperors, nimbate, one smaller, seated, facing on throne, the one on right holding mappa in left hand and the two together holding globe, both emperors have legs draped. Behind, a Victory, below, palm-branch.
Obverse legend: D N MAG MA-XIMVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: VICTOR-IA AVGG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.med.16
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Mediolanum 16
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.med.16

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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