RIC IX Rome 27A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 375–AD 378

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Rome (ancient mint)

AE3 in bronze struck at Rome under Gratian, AD 375–AD 378, catalogued as RIC IX Rome 27A. Obverse: Bust of Valens, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. Reverse: Emperor advancing right, dragging captive with right hand and holding labarum in left. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Bronze
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: AE3

Technical characteristics

Mint: Rome
Issuing authority: Gratian

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valens, 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 VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse legend: GLORIA RO-MANORVM

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.rom.27A
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Rome 27A
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.rom.27A

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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