RIC IX Rome 25

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 375–AD 378

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

Gold multiple in gold struck at Rome under Gratian, AD 375–AD 378, catalogued as RIC IX Rome 25. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, raising right hand and holding Victory on globe and sceptre; her left foot on prow. Reverse: Emperor, nimbate, standing facing in six-horsed chariot, raising right hand and holding globe in left, Victories right and left offer him wreaths. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Gold multiple

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Gratian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, raising right hand and holding Victory on globe and sceptre; her left foot on prow
Reverse type: Emperor, nimbate, standing facing in six-horsed chariot, raising right hand and holding globe in left, Victories right and left offer him wreaths
Obverse legend: D N VALENS-MAX AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend: D N VALENS VICTOR SEMPER AVG

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.rom.25
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Rome 25
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.rom.25

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
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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