RIC IX Rome 26

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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 26. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, left. Reverse: Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, right foot on prow. 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, left
Reverse type
Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe and sceptre, right foot on prow
Obverse legend
D N VALENS-MAX AVGVSTVS
Reverse legend
GLORIA RO-MANORVM

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.rom.26
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Rome 26
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.rom.26

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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