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RIC IX Treveri 75

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 383–AD 388

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Trier (ancient mint)

Solidus in gold struck at Trier under Magnus Maximus, AD 383–AD 388, catalogued as RIC IX Treveri 75. Obverse: Bust of Flavius Victor, 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 FL VIC-TOR P F AVG. Reverse legend: BONO REIPV-BLICENATI.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

The solidus was a high-purity gold coin introduced in the early 4th century to replace the aureus, serving as the primary gold denomination of commerce in Western Europe into the Early Middle Ages. Magnus Maximus proclaimed himself Western Roman emperor in Britain in 383 and took control of Gaul before elevating his son, Flavius Victor, as co-emperor. Striking coins at Trier, the regime produced solidi portraying both rulers until Maximus and Victor were defeated and executed in August 388.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Solidus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Trier
Issuing authority
Magnus Maximus

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Flavius Victor, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right
Reverse type
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 FL VIC-TOR P F AVG
Reverse legend
BONO REIPV-BLICENATI

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.tri.75
Catalogue reference
RIC IX Treveri 75
Type corpus identifier
ric.9.tri.75
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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