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RIC IX Siscia 1B

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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 1B. Obverse: Bust of Valens, 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. Obverse legend: D N VALEN-S P F AVG. Reverse legend: SALVS-REIP.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Proclaimed emperor in 364 following the death of Jovian, Valentinian I governed the entire Roman Empire briefly before selecting his brother Valens as co-emperor to rule the eastern provinces. Valentinian retained control of the Western half of the empire, where the mint of Siscia operated. Struck between AD 364 and AD 367, this gold solidus portrays Valens, representing the imperial authority shared between the brothers.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Siscia
Issuing authority
Valentinian I

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Valens, 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 VALEN-S P F AVG
Reverse legend
SALVS-REIP

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.sis.1B
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Siscia 1B
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.sis.1B
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

Documentation checklist

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Weight
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Mint or printer
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