RIC IX Treveri 49B
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IX Treveri 49B. Denomination: Solidus. Authority: Gratian. Mint: Trier. The obverse shows bust of Gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right, with the legend D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG. The reverse shows two emperors seated facing, together holding globe. Behind and between them the upper portion of a Victory with outspread wings; between them below, a palm-branch (but the emperor on right is smaller and the dress covers both legs), with the legend VICTOR-IA AVGG.
Related types with the same reverse, struck at other mints or with different marks or bust details, are consolidated here and listed under varieties: RIC IX Treveri 50.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 6
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Gratian ruled as emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383, having inherited the realm upon the death of his father, Valentinian I, in 375. He nominally shared the administration with his younger half-brother Valentinian II and later appointed Theodosius I to rule the East in 379. This gold solidus, an imperial denomination introduced in the early 4th century, was produced at Trier, a former Tetrarchic capital located in Gaul.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Denomination
- Solidus
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Trier
- Authority
- Gratian
Design
- Obverse
- Bust of Gratian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
- Reverse
- Two emperors seated facing, together holding globe. Behind and between them the upper portion of a Victory with outspread wings; between them below, a palm-branch (but the emperor on right is smaller and the dress covers both legs)
- Obverse legend
- D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend
- VICTOR-IA AVGG
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC IX Treveri 49B
- Denomination and metal
- Solidus, Gold
- Obverse legend to match
- D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- VICTOR-IA AVGG
- 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.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.9.tri.49B
Varieties
RIC IX Treveri 39D
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
RIC IX Treveri 50
Same ruler, denomination, reverse type and reverse legend; differs in mint, mint mark, officina or bust detail. Consolidated into this entry.
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.