RIC IX Siscia 1A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 364–AD 367

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Siscia (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Siscia under Valentinian I, AD 364–AD 367, catalogued as RIC IX Siscia 1A. Obverse: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped in imperial mantle, left, holding mappa and sceptre. Reverse: Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, and spurning with right foot a kneeling captive. 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: Siscia
Issuing authority: Valentinian I

Design

Obverse type: Bust of Valentinian I, pearl-diademed, draped in imperial mantle, left, holding mappa and sceptre
Reverse type: Emperor, head right, standing facing, holding labarum and Victory on globe, and spurning with right foot a kneeling captive
Obverse legend: D N VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
Reverse legend: SALVS-REIP

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.sis.1A
Catalogue reference: RIC IX Siscia 1A
Type corpus identifier: ric.9.sis.1A

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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