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RIC IX Siscia 31A

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IX Siscia 31A is an AE4 coin associated with the Roman Empire. The obverse features a bust of Gratian facing right, depicted as pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed. This side bears the inscription legend D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse design displays the text VOT/XV/MVLT/XX enclosed within a wreath, with no additional reverse legend recorded.

The coin is made of bronze. It is recorded as being struck at the Siscia mint under the authority of Valentinian II, with the maker listed as null. No specific date, manufacturing technique, or physical dimensions are provided in the entry. The type is documented under the type reference RIC IX Siscia 31A and catalogue number ric.9.sis.31A, sourced from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE).

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Historical context

Valentinian II was Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392, having been raised to office at four years of age following the death of his father, Valentinian I. Until 383, he governed as a junior co-ruler alongside his older half-brother Gratian, while Valens and later Theodosius I ruled the eastern portion of the empire.

Produced under Valentinian II at the mint of Siscia, this bronze AE4 piece names and portrays his co-ruler Gratian. The denomination belongs to the series of Roman bronze issues whose specific denominations remain debated by numismatists and historians, with AE4 representing the smallest size among these categories. The obverse features Gratian with the legend "D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG", accompanied on the reverse by the inscription "vOT/XV/MVLT/XX" enclosed within a wreath.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Siscia
Authority
Valentinian II

Design

Obverse
Bust of Gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse
VOT/XV/MVLT/XX within wreath
Obverse legend
D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
Reverse legend
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Identification

Type reference
RIC IX Siscia 31A
Denomination and metal
AE4, Bronze
Obverse legend to match
D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
Reverse legend to match
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Source note
Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.

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